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The crowd watches as Montenegro's Danka Kovinic serves against Britain's Emma Raducanu during their women's singles match on day four of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2022. (AFP) Fans at the Australian Open can wear "Where is Peng Shuai?" shirts as long as they a
MELBOURNE: Fans at the Australian Open can wear "Where is Peng Shuai?" shirts as long as they are peaceful, tournament chief Craig Tiley told AFP Tuesday, after a backlash over the Grand Slam's controversial stance.
Fans at the Australian Open can wear “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts as long as they are peaceful, tournament chief Craig Tiley told reporters yesterday, after a backlash over the Grand Slam’s controversial stance. The about-turn followed video emerging on Sunday of security staff ordering spectators to remove shirts and a banner in support of the Chinese player at Melbourne Park. It prompted tennis legend Martina Navratilova to brand the move “pathetic.” Peng Shuai (彭帥), the former doubles world No. 1, is absent from Melbourne and there are fears for her well-being after she all...
Australian Open: Fans allowed to wear 'Where is Peng Shuai?' T-shirts after backlash
Tennis Australia will not back down on their policy which bars supporters of the ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ movement wearing t-shirts or displaying banners at Melbourne Park.