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“The stance that we took at the time was appropriate. And we stand by that. But 16 months into this, we’re convinced that our requests will not be met. And to continue with the same strategy doesn’t make sense,” Simon said from St. Petersburg, Florida, where the WTA is based.“So we needed to look at a different approach.
He called the change in course “an organisational decision” and noted: “The great majority of the athletes were supportive and wanted to see a return ... and felt it was time to go back.” Peng later tried to recant, including in a controlled interview during last year's Winter Games. After the Olympics, the global attention and outrage raised by her case — “ Where is Peng Shuai? ” was a popular rallying cry, a T-shirt slogan seen at Grand Slam tournaments, a trending topic on social media — seems to have lessened.
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