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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Emma Kemp at Melbourne Park

Tennis Australia defends banning ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts at Australian Open

China's Peng Shuai
China's Peng Shuai in action at the 2020 Australian Open. Tournament officials this year have confiscated material they said contained political statements. Photograph: Andy Brownbill/AP

Tennis Australia maintains Peng Shuai’s safety is its “primary concern” despite asking fans at Melbourne Park to remove T-shirts and a banner bearing the words “Where is Peng Shuai?”

Australian Open players have continued to express concern for the wellbeing of the Chinese tennis player who in early November accused a senior Chinese official of sexual assault.

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