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• Sinner Rolls, Sabalenka Reigns, Djokovic Stumbles & Tiafoe Erupts plus concerns for Peng Shuai

What if striking a balance between humility and intensity is the secret to being a great athlete? Participate Wilson, Andy Roddick, and Jon Wertheim discuss the news and outcomes from the Wuhan Open in this edition of Racket Rundown. Novak Djokovic is defeated by Jannik Sinner, and Qinwen Zheng is defeated by Aryna Sabalenka. Following […]...2024
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• Jabeur: Proud of WTA Finals Move to Saudi Arabia
Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur has a simple message for those who oppose the WTA Finals move. By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, April 28, 2024 Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur is proud of the WTA Finals move to Saudi Arabia. The two-time Wimbledon finalist has a simple message for critics of the move: See Saudi for yourself before drawing conclusions. ...2024
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• Wuhan Open Set For WTA Return in October
The Wuhan Open, last staged in 2019, is set to return in October, Chinese media reports. By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 The Wuhan Open returns to the WTA calendar in October. Watch: 5 Reasons We Adore Danimal Collins The WTA 1000 tournament, last staged in 2019, is back on the WTA calendar set for October 7-13th, 2024. Aryna Sabalenka is two-time ...2024
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• Navratilova: Maybe It's Time For New Leadership
"It’s going to be hard for Steve to stay in the job somehow, because everything is pointing the other way right now," Martina Navratilova said of WTA CEO. By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, November 6, 2023 The WTA caused controversy staging its WTA Finals in Cancun. Martina Navratilova believes major mis-steps in Cancun will create a corporate casualty. Sabalenka: Ver...2023
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• Tennis News: October 2, 2023
Where is Peng Shuai as the WTA resumes operations in China. Lindsay Davenport was named as the next Captain of the US Billie Jean King The post Tennis News: October 2, 2023 appeared first on Fiend At Court....2023
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• Unanswered questions over Peng Shuai show power of sport has its limits | Sean Ingle

For all the talk of sport as a catalyst for change, ongoing fears for former tennis star suggest oppressive regimes hold all the cardsWhere is Peng Shuai? For a brief moment during the Winter Olympics last year I had an answer, of sorts, to that deeply troubling question. For there she was, suddenly and without warning, at the Big Air final, watching the Chinese‑American superstar Eileen Gu soar a...2023
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• Jabeur: Proud of WTA Finals Move to Saudi Arabia
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• Navratilova: Maybe It's Time For New Leadership
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• Tennis News: September 18, 2023
The return of the WTA tour to China reminds us that Peng Shuai’s well-being is still in question. Simona Halep has been suspended for four The post Tennis News: September 18, 2023 appeared first on Fiend At Court....2023
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• WTA returning to China despite unanswered questions

This fall, the WTA is returning to tournament play in China, which it paused in late 2021 amid concerns over player safety. The organization suspended play as it awaited answers from authorities in China about player Peng Shuai, who spoke out and accused a retired vice premier in the country of forcing her into sex throughout the years....2023
• It’s official: WTA returns to China starting September 2023
Despite the persistent veil of mystery and uncertainty surrounding the Peng Shuai case, the WTA is lifting its suspension of tournament operation in China and will stage events in this Asian country starting September 2023. This announcement was expected, as the ITF has also recently allowed the resumption of tournaments in China. In December 2021, […]...2023
• WTA to Resume Tournaments in China this Fall
WTA to Resume Tournaments in China this Fall In 2021 when Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai bravely came forward, the WTA took a stance and suspended its operation of events in China out of concern for her safety and the safety of our players and staff. When we moved forward with this decision, we were […] The post WTA to Resume Tournaments in China this Fall appeared first on Tennis Connecte...2023
• WTA will return to China after ending boycott over Peng Shuai concerns

WTA suspended tournaments in China in December 2021‘Hopefully, by returning more progress can be made’The WTA is to host tournaments in China once more after ending its boycott over concerns about the safety of the Chinese player Peng Shuai.In December 2021 the Women’s Tennis Association announced the suspension of all tournaments in China, following a high-profile row with Beijing over the player...2023
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"The tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic then the WTA pulled out of China in protest of the Peng Shuai abuse allegations and her subsequent disappearance."

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"The power of money has won out again as the game’s ruling body has decided to depart from its previous principled approachAs recently as the beginning of March, the conditions set forth by the Women’s Tennis Association for a return to China were piercingly clear: the Tour would not stage any further tournaments in the country until the WTA was able to directly contact Peng Shuai and a transparent investigation was conducted into her claims of sexual assault against the former Chinese vice-premier, Zhang Gaoli."

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"Yao Ming says he spoke to Peng Shuai amid rumors of her disappearance: 'She was in pretty good condition'"

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"The Patriots are still the hottest team in the NFL, plus explaining the Peng Shuai situation"

• Jabeur: Proud of WTA Finals Move to Saudi Arabia
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• WTA Will Lift Ban and Return to China
"To continue with the same strategy doesn't make sense and a different approach is needed," WTA CEO Steve Simon told BBC. By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, April 13, 2023 The WTA Tour is waving the white flag on China. The WTA will lift its ban on China, initially imposed in December of 2021 in response to China's suppression of Peng Shuai, and return to the nation this season, W...2023
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• Unanswered questions over Peng Shuai show power of sport has its limits | Sean Ingle
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• Zheng: Really Excited for WTA Return to China
Qinwen Zheng, who will face world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart, is pumped for a China return. Qinwen Zheng is pumped for the prospect of playing in front of her home fans. The 25th-ranked Zheng said she's "really excited" for the WTA Tour's return to her native China this year. Medvedev on Zverev: We Were Never Close Friends "I'm so happy the tournaments in China wi...2023
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• Tennis’s support for Peng Shuai has turned to dust with WTA’s China U-turn | Tumaini Carayol

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• WTA will return to China after ending boycott over Peng Shuai concerns
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• Unanswered questions over Peng Shuai show power of sport has its limits | Sean Ingle
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• It’s official: WTA returns to China starting September 2023
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• Yao Ming says he spoke to Peng Shuai amid rumors of her disappearance: 'She was in pretty good condition'
The pair spoke at a winter sports exhibition they both attended in December...2022
• Yao Ming spoke to Peng Shuai amid rumors of tennis star's disappearance: 'She was in pretty good condition'
The pair spoke at a winter sports exhibition they both attended in December...2022
• WTA ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott

The WTA announced Thursday that it would bring events back to China later this year, ending a boycott that started in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai....2023
• Women’s tennis tour ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott

The women’s professional tennis tour will bring its events back to China later this year, announcing on Thursday the end of a boycott instituted in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai after she accused a high-ranking government official there of sexual assault....2023

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• It’s official: WTA returns to China starting September 2023
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• Jabeur: Proud of WTA Finals Move to Saudi Arabia
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• Navratilova: Maybe It's Time For New Leadership
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• Cornet to Skip China Swing
Alize Cornet will not play in WTA Tournaments in China this fall. By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, September 14, 2024 Alize Cornet is saying no to China this fall. The 33-year-old French veteran is opting out of WTA tournaments in China due to her convictions. More: Djokovic Captures 24th Grand Slam Title "True to my convictions and attentive to my health, I have decided...2023
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• Peng Shuai, China
A top Chinese tennis player makes allegations of sexual coercion against a top Communist official. “Why did you pressure me to have sex with you?” Now I feel like “a walking corpse.” A two-time Grand Slam doubles champion, Peng knows what will happen next: “like an egg cracking against a rock.” Peng disappears. Her social […]...2023
• Zheng: Really Excited for WTA Return to China
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• Tennis’s support for Peng Shuai has turned to dust with WTA’s China U-turn | Tumaini Carayol
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• WTA returning to China despite unanswered questions
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• WTA Will Lift Ban and Return to China
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• Women’s tennis tour ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott
2023
• Women's tennis tour ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott

The women’s professional tennis tour will return to China later this year, ending a boycott instituted in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai after she accused a high-ranking government official there of sexual assault...2023