The power of money has won out again as the game’s ruling body has decided to depart from its previous principled approach
It was also predictable. Despite the positive response Simon and the WTA have received for being essentially the only sport to make a reasonable stand against China, many had also digested Simon’s stance with a healthy amount of scepticism.
It is no surprise that the WTA could not stay away from a country with which it has become intertwined. Twelve years ago, when Li Na became China’s first grand slam champion by winning the 2011 French Open, China rapidly became the centre of the WTA’s plans for growth. The past two years have further crippled the WTA, with prize money at some tournaments waning and the gap between the ATP and WTA widening. There are also fewer tournaments for lower ranked players.
The WTA will return to China without sufficient answers. Peng was a constant figure on the Tour from 2002 until the Covid hiatus in 2020, but the WTA has apparently been unable to directly contact her for two years.
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