The women’s professional tennis tour will return to China later this year, ending a boycott instituted in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai after she accused a high-ranking government official there of sexual assault

The tour will resume its hefty slate of Chinese tournaments in September after suspending relations with the country following Peng’s 2021 accusations of sexual coercion from a member of its government.

Tom Brady saluted the 21-time major champion while activist Lu Pin wrote a stirring profile of Peng.

A French journalist says his exclusive interview with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai this week did not prove that she is OK.

Peng told L'Equipe that the concerns were the result of “an enormous misunderstanding.”

All involved can expect to see these feature prominently at the Melbourne major come Saturday, with 1,000 t-shirts planned to be handed out by the organizing activists.

The on-going lack of silence from players, the WTA, and beyond the realm of tennis sparked significant media attention around Peng Shuai's safety.

After watching a freestyle ski competition alongside former NBA star Yao Ming, the former doubles world No. 1 answered questions for Lianhe Zaobao, a Chinese-language newspaper in Singapore.

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The world No. 1, who won a WTA-leading five singles titles in 2021, told Tennis Australia, “The most important thing right now is that she is safe.”