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AP Interview: Tennis tour CEO still wants Peng Shuai inquiry

WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon sits for an interview during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Shenzhen, China, was supposed to hold the WTA Finals through 2030, but the pandemic scrapped those plans in 2020 and 2021. Simon does not know what will happen in 2023, promising a decision “no later than the end of the first quarter of next year.” (AP Photo/Tim Heitman) WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon sits for an interview during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. “Everyone’s looking for stability,” Simon said during an interview with The Associated Press at Dickies Arena, which has a one-year deal to host the tournament for the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams. (AP Photo/Tim Heitman) Jessica Pegula, front, and Maria Sakkari, rear, of Greece, play in the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) FILE - China's Peng Shuai serves to Japan's Nao Hibino during a singles match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 21, 2020. A year ago, the WTA suspended all tournaments in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of sexual assault. WTA Tour Chairman and CEO Steve Simon wanted a full and transparent inquiry into her allegations and a chance for the tour to communicate with her — none of which has happened yet. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File) WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon sits for an interview during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Tim Heitman)