Other leading players, including men’s No.
Peng wrote in a lengthy social media post earlier this month that a former vice premier had forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals.
Peng, 35, wrote that Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier and member of the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, had forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals following a round of tennis three years ago.
Peng hasn’t played at the top tier since the Qatar Open in February 2020, before restrictions imposed for the COVID-19 pandemic.