The Women’s Tennis Association has said it wants to speak privately with tennis player Peng Shuai after she gave an interview to a French news outlet that was overseen by a Chinese sports official.
WTA Chairman Steve Simon said in a statement that the "in-person interview does not alleviate any of our concerns about her initial post,” which detailed a rocky affair with a retired Chinese official. He called for "an opportunity for the WTA to meet with Peng — privately — to discuss her situation,” and reiterated the organization wants China to investigate her situation.
Peng was in the stands with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Tuesday at the women’s big air competition, the Associated Press reported. Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old who was born and raised in the U.S. and decided to compete for China, won her first ever Olympic gold medal.