WTA suspension of tournaments in China - Steve Simon steps up for women

[ladybranstonpickle]

I didn't see a thread on this already - but the Women's Tennis Association announced yesterday the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China due to concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.

report [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/59498779]]

I think this is an amazing stance by the association and am pleased to see a male CEO stepping up to defend women, publicly and unequivocally. The WTA is also set to lose a lot of money, as China is a lucrative tournament location.

I am writing to the WTA to thank it (via its [[https://www.wtatennis.com]] and express my support for their stance. I'm not a superfan of tennis by any means but I do enjoy women's tennis far more than the mens, and usually make a point to watch a bit of the bigger tournaments.

I hope Peng is returned to her family, safe and well.

Thanks for this. It’s heartening to see them backing her safe return so publicly and unequivocally. You almost wonder if they’ve also viewed it actually as a safety concern for all players traveling to the country.

That's great to see.