Both Billie Jean King, the founder of WTA, and Novak Djokovic support WTA’s announcement [1].<p><pre><code> “I applaud Steve Simon and the WTA leadership for taking a strong stand on defending human rights in China and around the world,” said Billie Jean King. “The WTA is on the right side of history in supporting our players. This is another reason why women’s tennis is the leader in women’s sports.”
Novak Djokovic, World No 1 and cofounder of the Professional Tennis Players Association, said he fully supported the WTA’s stance, and everyone including the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was “asking for clarity on what is going on”.
“We don’t have enough information and I think it’s a very bold, very courageous stance from WTA,” he told reporters.
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[1]: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/01/wta-suspends-tournaments-china-peng-shuai-tennis" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/01/wta-suspends-t...</a><p>Joe Pompliano thinks the WTA will lose 1/3 of their revenue [2].<p>[2]: <a href="https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1466142522628059144" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1466142522628059144</a>
Wow! Compare this to Hollywood, always telling us how to think and behave but otherwise happy to turn a blind eye on Uighyrs etc if they can sell a few more tickets.
Kudos! As oblivious bystander and no real tennis-knowledge apart from how the game is played, how much pressure will this put on China? How much weight does WTA carry? It will no doubt cause some media coverage no matter the outcome.
In this matter, I see very little nuance and perspicacity from WTA when dealing with people of a different culture both politically and otherwise.<p>In general WTA setting out terms to nation state is a very absurd situation. If the situation was reversed, American government would care zero bit to appear accountable to any foreign or international organisation.<p>But what is surprising is how WTAs take on this matter is taken as is without necessary skepticism. It is rather clear that WTA don't have first hand information on the subject to take a considered judgement.