Published: October 11th, 2023,
Last updated: October 11th, 2023
Money beats values. This is also true in tennis. Although the former Chinese Wimbledon doubles champion, Peng Shuai remains absent, the WTA has returned to China with its tournaments. It is simply no longer willing to forego the huge revenues in the world’s biggest sports market because of Peng Shuai’s fate. The WTA’s caving in is a triumph for China, writes Marcel Grzanna.