- Claims Peng sent tennis association a letter saying she is just ‘resting at home’
- Head of WTA says he has ‘a hard time believing’ it is from player
The head of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has expressed increased concern for the welfare of Peng Shuai after a letter purportedly from the Chinese player appeared on state media.
Peng, a former world doubles No 1, has not been heard from since making allegations of sexual assault against a former vice-premier of China in a post on the social media platform Weibo two weeks ago.