The long wait for a homegrown winner is finally over She. Has. Done. It. After generations without a homegrown winner, Ash Barty wins the Australian Open, making her the first Australian to win the tournament in 44 years. Incredible. Barty, 25, took on 27th seed Danielle Collin’s in the women single’s final on Saturday, January […]

4 years ago

“In good conscience, I don’t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault.” The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced the immediate suspension of all of its tournaments in China due to […]

4 years ago

“I have a hard time believing that Peng Shuai actually wrote the email we received.” The chairman of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) admits he has a ‘hard time believing’ that Peng Shuai actually wrote the email they received regarding her safety. The Chinese tennis star has not been seen since posting allegations of sexual assault […]

4 years ago

It’s the first time such a claim has been made against one of China’s senior political leaders The Women’s Tennis Association say that Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai deserves “to be heard, not censored” after accusing the country’s former vice-premier of sexual assault. Peng posted on Chinese social media site Weibo saying that she was “forced” […]

4 years ago