https://tinyurl.com/6fetj3tr
"We’ve received confirmation from several sources, including the Chinese
Tennis Association, that she is safe and not under any physical threat,"
Simon said.
But Simon said that no one associated with the WTA Tour, including officials
and active players, had been able to reach her directly to confirm her status.
"My understanding is that she is in Beijing in China, but I can’t confirm
that because I haven’t spoken directly with her," Simon said.
大概就是目前中國網協跟WTA官方的說法是彭帥人在北京
沒有遭到什麼不測或威脅 但是WTA的所有人都沒辦法連絡上彭帥確認他的狀況
Steve Simon也難得有講重話 說不排除退出中國市場
"If at the end of the day, we don't see the appropriate results from this,
we would be prepared to take that step and not operate our business in China
if that’s what it came to,"
但說真的 考量到中國從貿易戰到疫情後的經濟狀況
WTA確實應該考慮一下替代方案了
除了眾多250跟125的比賽外
目前秋季的四個大賽-一個900分大賽、一個1000分大賽、大小年終賽通通在中國
以目前中國的經濟狀況看起來 很難再支撐這麼龐大的開銷
再不尋求替代方案的話 就算冬奧結束、中國防疫政策鬆綁
WTA美網後的規劃也很難回到疫情前了