Due to the suspension, it will not be able to participate in the US Open, China Open and other events, which will cause Peng Shuai to lose nearly one million yuan in tournament prize money. Photo/Visual China
Mirza
Ujvank
Tiu (International Tennis Ethics Investigation Group) yesterday issued a heavy penalty: Chinese player Peng Shuai was banned for 3 months, plus a 3-month suspension. Yesterday afternoon, Peng Shuai responded exclusively to the Beijing News reporter for the "suspension incident", saying that he had never given money to let the doubles partner retire from the game with a fake injury. Last night, Peng Shuai said through Weibo, "Whether to appeal will be resolved through communication with lawyers." ”
Banned
Early reimbursement for this season
According to the news released by the teu (International Tennis Ethics Investigation Group), Peng Shuai tried to persuade his doubles partner Ujfank to withdraw from the tournament in a certain way of financial compensation after the 2017 Wimbledon registration deadline, so that he could change his doubles partner. Uyvank did not agree to Peng Shuai's "conditions", and the two did not participate in last year's Wimbledon doubles match.
The Tennis Ethics Investigation Team said Peng Shuai's actions violated the tennis anti-corruption clause that "no one may plan to intervene, or attempt to plan to intervene in any outcome of any event." ”
In the end, Peng Shuai was banned for 3 months, plus a 3-month suspension. In addition, Peng Shuai was fined $10,000, plus a $5,000 fine suspended. Peng Shuai's French foreign coach at the time, Perret, was also suspended for 3 months, and he was accused of being behind the incident.
If no other violations arise, Peng Shuai will return on November 8. But by then, the 2018 season was also over. For Peng Shuai, this suspension means early reimbursement this season.
The ranking is likely to fall out of the top 300
At present, the 32-year-old Peng Shuai is ranked 80th in the world. In the second half of last season, Peng Shuai played more steadily, scoring a total of 650 points at New Haven, US Open, Wuhan Open, China Open, Tianjin, Zhuhai Classic and Guangzhou Open. After a three-month ban, Peng Shuai will lose a lot of points, and the world ranking is afraid to fall out of the top 300, which is quite unfavorable to her preparation for next season.
In the past two seasons, Peng Shuai has partnered with 8 people
Doubles partner for the 2018 season
Shuwei Xie (Australian Open Top 4, Runner-up in Dubai)
Wang Yafan (Rome Round 1)
McHale (French Open Round 1, Madrid Round 1)
Zhan Yongran (Eastbourne Round 1, Wimbledon Round 2)
Double partner for the 2017 season
Hravakova (Shenzhen Champion, Australian Open Runner-up, Dubai Runner-up, Miami Round-4)
Chuang JiaRong (Madrid Round 1)
Duan Yingying (French Open Round 3)
Mirza (Top 4 of the Chinese Open, Top 4 of the Wu Open, Top 4 of the US Open, 4 of the Cincinnati Round of 4, Toronto Round of 8)
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The cause of the incident is related to Mirza
Peng Shuai is an excellent singles and doubles player. In singles, she won two Tour titles. As for the doubles, Peng Shuai and his old partner Xie Shuwei have reached the final 14 times and won 12 titles, including 2 Grand Slams.
But after breaking up with Xie Shuwei, Peng Shuai's doubles partner has not been fixed. In the past two seasons, Peng Shuai has changed 8 partners. Among them, Peng Shuai and Mirza had a good partner last year. If it weren't for Mirza's early reimbursement for injury season after the Net, the two had a chance to qualify for the WTA Year-End Finals.
Yesterday afternoon, Peng Shuai responded exclusively to the Beijing News reporter, and the cause of the incident was also related to Mirza's cooperation.
"It happened at Wimbledon last year, mirza's partner was injured and asked me to match Wimbledon, but I was talking to Casakina about it. Later, Kasakina was injured. When I asked Mirza again, she had already been paired with Philip, and we missed the day before and after. ”
Peng Shuai said that there were few players left in the top rankings of Wimbledon in the previous week and could enter the main selection. She didn't know Ujfank, and was recommended by the French coach at the time, Perrett, because the two were just ranked to play Wimbledon.
Two days later, Mirza approached Peng Shuai and said that Philip had a shoulder injury to see if the two had a chance to pair up together. Mirza said she had a better option and Philip agreed to change partners. Mirza and I also really want to be together because we will all be together in the hardcourt races after that. Peng Shuai said that the two hope to impact the WTA Singapore year-end finals at the end of the year.
Explanation
I would have liked to apologize for the Wimbledon bonus
Peng Shuai asked Uyvank through Perret, but the latter refused. "She didn't think about playing doubles, but the two of us could qualify for the main tournament, and she rented another house, changed her itinerary, and spent a lot of money." Peng Shuai said.
Peng Shuai said that in order to impact the year-end finals, Peng Shuai, Mirza and Perrett were willing to give the Doubles Bonus of the first round of Wimbledon (Note: even if you lose, there is a $10,000 bonus) to Uyvank to make up for the loss caused by the extra rent and itinerary change caused by the change of partners, "I also want to apologize, because this is not what we want to happen." ”
As a result, Ujfank withdrew from the Wimbledon doubles match and Peng Shuai did not participate.
"Uyvank's withdrawal is a personal act"
It doesn't end there. Uyvank's coach took a screenshot of the French message sent by Perret and reported it to Tui.
"The situation we got and the conversation between Perret and Coach Uyvank are completely different. After I was called by Tui to interrogate, the interrogator also felt some misunderstanding at the time, so I went to the Wta referee as soon as I arrived in London, and communicated with Uyvank to explain the matter clearly. Peng Shuai said that after communicating clearly with the referee, she waited for Uyvank for more than 3 hours, but the other party did not come," she received a text message after the game began, she said she quit the doubles game due to injury.
Her subsequent withdrawal from the doubles was entirely her personal act and had nothing to do with me, and I never gave Uyvank money to let her retire from a fake injury. ”
Former coach Perrett becomes the "mastermind behind the scenes"
Peng Shuai admitted that he did make a huge mistake in the doubles rules, "At that time I did hope to be able to match Mirza, and then we did mention that we were willing to give Uyvank a bonus in the first round, but it was used to compensate for the loss caused by her renting a house and changing her itinerary." ”
At the same time, Peng Shuai also said that the conversation between former coach Perret and Coach Uyvank was not directed by herself involving any transaction.
The penalty also involved Peng Shuai's former coach Perrett, who was suspended for 3 months and accused of being behind the incident. After the 2013 National Games, Peng Shuai and Perret cooperated, ending the partnership at the beginning of this year.
This edition is written by Reporter Sun Haiguang of the Beijing News