This activist will help hand out 1,000 of the “Where is Peng Shuai?” shirts to spectators attending the women’s final between No. 1-ranked Ash Barty of Australia and Danielle Collins of the U.S.
Drew Pavlou, left, and Max Mok show some of the 1,000 shirts they plan to hand out to patrons ahead of Saturday's women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. As he was being ejected for wearing a shirt with a Where is Peng Shuai? slogan, Max Mok saw an opportunity to amplify the message at the Australian Open.
“We’ve seen members of the tennis community being supportive of Peng Shuai — Naomi Osaka, namely, and lots of others, including Serena Williams,” Mok, an Australian of Chinese heritage, said in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday as he unpacked boxes of the shirts. “It’s a good opportunity to go to the largest tennis event in a while and force .”
“We are all behind her. Everybody wants to have some news and see that she is really fine," said Tatjana Maria, a 34-year-old from Germany who competed in singles and doubles at Melbourne Park."That’s what’s most important — that she is doing fine and she is well. ... It’s the WTA that has to put pressure China to try to get some news.”
Adding to the heightened attention to Peng's case: Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics starting Feb. 4. IOC President Thomas Bach has sought to offer assurances that Peng is fine by saying he has spoken to her via video. Mok was one of three people — the other two are Chinese nationals — kicked off tournament grounds last weekend for wearing shirts with “Where is Peng Shuai?” printed on them, with the aim of encouraging players to speak out. Citing tournament rules barring “political messaging,” security and police told the the trio they needed to remove their shirts or leave. So they left.
A few days later, Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley told The Associated Press the rules had been revised, allowing the shirts to worn at Melbourne Park — as long as people don't congregate in large groups or cause problems for other spectators.
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