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No plans to suspend events in China over Peng, says ITF chief-BBC

No plans to suspend events in China over Peng,…

The president of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) told the BBC that it did not have plans to suspend events in China amid widespread concern for player Peng Shuai. The former doubles world number one made a sexual assault accusation against former Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli then disappeared from public view last month, prompting the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) to suspend its lucrative tournaments in China. ITF President David Haggerty said the sport's governing body, which oversees the Billie Jean King Cup and