SocietyEmail fuels doubts over fate of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai
Chinese state media posts message purportedly from player
Peng Shuai at the 2020 Australian Open. The tennis star has not been seen in public since she made sex assault allegations against a former vice premier on Nov. 2. © Reuters
FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer
November 18, 2021 16:40 JST
TOKYO -- The head of the global governing body for women's tennis has raised fresh concerns about the well-being of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, after state media posted an email allegedly from the former Wimbledon doubles champion saying she was safe.