Osaka said she was in “shock” of Peng’s disappearance
included #WhereIsPengShuai, which supporters have used, and said, “censorship is never ok at any cost.”The Women's Tennis Association top official Steve Simonon Sunday the organization received “confirmation from several sources,” including the Chinese Tennis Association that Peng was “safe and not under any physical threat”—but neither WTA Tour officials nor athletes had been in touch with her.
Tennis stars Novak Djokovic, Chris Evert, Alize Cornet and Nicolas Mahut have spoken out about Peng’s disappearance from public view.Other big names in the game—including Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal— have yet to address Peng’s disappearance.Earlier this month, Peng, 35, accused Zhang, 75, a former member of the most powerful body of the Communist Party, of forcing her to have sex with him three years ago.
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