Wimbledon has reportedly told supporters of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai that they are not welcome to wear t-shirts, hold signs, or talk to the media about the player who vanished from sight after accusing a high Chinese official of rape.
Serbian tennis pro Novak Djokovic has been given the green light to play at the French Open despite being unvaccinated for the coronavirus.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka became visibly upset and emotional on Saturday after a heckler in the stands shouted, “Naomi, you suck!” during a match.
The International Olympics Committee claims to have spoken with Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis player who mysteriously disappeared from public view after posting on social media that a highly placed Chinese government official had raped her.
Tennis Australia, the governing body making rules and regulations for the Australian Open, has decided to do away with restrictions that resulted in a group of fans being escorted from the stands last weekend for wearing shirts that read, “Where is Peng Shuai?”
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has finally come out on camera to deny her earlier accusations that a Chinese official raped her.
Several renowned tennis players, including women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova, sternly criticized the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s tennis league on Thursday for refusing to join the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) in boycotting China over the mistreatment of tennis star Peng Shuai after she accused a top Communist Party official of rape.
Chinese state media and the Chinese Tennis Association (CTA) responded with outrage on Thursday to the international Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) suspending all tournaments in China over the mistreatment of Peng Shuai, the tennis star who accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexually assaulting her a decade ago.
Serena Williams, considered by many the greatest female tennis player of all time, joined a growing chorus of some of the tennis world’s most prominent players on Thursday demanding an investigation into the disappearance of Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion Peng Shuai.
The Ivy League schools have cancelled a basketball tournament and will limit fans at other sporting events over Corornavirus fears.
Male tennis players are almost three times more likely to be fined for losing their temper and smashing racquets than their female counterparts, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Serena Williams’s claim that the code violations that sparked her meltdown in the US Open final were sexist stirred debate, with WTA Tour chief executive Steve Simon backing her on Sunday.
Ivanka Trump lashed out at the Women’s Tennis Association on Thursday, after that group left Serena Williams unseeded going into the French Open.
