Roger Federer follows Novak Djokovic in voicing his support for Shuai Peng. The Chinese tennis player got heavily censored after she posted a rather straightforward statement on Weibo accusing former vice-president of sexual abuse.
Shuai “disappeared” and the only news received by the world about her are through the Chinese State media. That has prompted a huge opposition from the WTA that has voiced its intention to withdraw all the operations from China if there is no transparency of what is going on.
Many tennis players and the beyond have shared their support for Shuai. Even if Naomi Osaka was censored for doing that, other top players such as Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic voiced their apprehension for what has been happening to their colleagues.
Roger Federer added his voice to say: “I hope she is safe. We are all united around her. Tennis tour is my second family; I have been on the pro tour for 20-25 years, so I am connected to every ATP and WTA player.”
Roger Federer in 2021
Ranked no.16, Roger played his last match on the 7th of July when he was defeated by world no.9 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
During this season Federer has managed to achieve an overall 9-4 match record.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Now the world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 20th of November when he lost to world no.3 Alexander Zverev 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this year the Serbian owns a composed 51-7 win-loss record. Novak conquered 5 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open, in Wimbledon and in Paris. Djokovic was the finalist in Rome and at the U.S. Open.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 50 times. Their actual record is 27-23 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Shuai Peng in 2021
Now the world no.306, Shuai played her last match on the 21st of February 2020 when she was defeated by world no.102 Magdalena Frech 6-4 6-7(5) 6-0 in the qualifications in Doha (draw).
At present, during this year Peng has a 0-0 win-loss record.
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