Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's video call with the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not address or alleviate the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) concern about her well-being, the WTA said on Monday. She appeared at a dinner with friends on Saturday and a children's tennis tournament in Beijing on Sunday, photos and videos published by Chinese state media journalists and by the tournament's organisers show. The WTA has also threatened to pull tournaments out of China over the matter. On November 2, Peng posted on Chinese social media that former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli had coerced her into sex and they later had an on-off consensual relationship. Men's singles world No.1 Novak Djokovic said it would be strange to hold tournaments in China unless the "horrific" situation was resolved.

Source: The Hindu November 22, 2021 19:02 UTC