Navratilova says Tennis Australia 'capitulating' to China over Peng
The Hindu
Peng supporters in Australia said they were planning to hand out 1,000 "Where is Peng Shuai?" T-shirts at Melbourne Park this week
Martina Navratilova said Australian Open organisers had acted "cowardly" by preventing fans from wearing shirts bearing messages of support for Chinese doubles playerat the Grand Slam event.
After video emerged of security officials and police instructing fans on Saturday to remove shirts with the slogan, "Where is Peng Shuai?" on them, Tennis Australia (TA) defended its stance by saying the tournament does not allow political statements.
"Under our ticket conditions of entry we don't allow clothing, banners or signs that are commercial or political," TA said in a statement.
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