Tennis-Navratilova says Tennis Australia capitulating to China over Peng


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FILE PHOTO: Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 12, 2021 Former tennis player Martina Navratilova after the match between Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova and Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova REUTERS/Benoit Tessier January 24, 2022 By Courtney Walsh MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Martina Navratilova said Australian Open organisers were cowardly to prevent fans from wearing shirts bearing messages of support for Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai at the Grand Slam event. After video emerged of security officials and police instructing fans on Saturday to remove shirts with the slogan, “Where is Peng Shuai?” on them, Tennis Australia (TA) defended its...