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'The real Peng Shuai'

In this month's supplement, @molly_mcelwee looks into the story and life of the quiet Chinese hero who won't give up her #MeToo fight

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@molly_mcelwee 🗣️“Speaking out showed that even someone like her, with power and status, could be affected by sexual violence – and can be silenced.”

Former doubles partner Andrea Sestini Hlavackova becomes the first player close to Peng to open up on the allegations

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Peng was considered tennis royalty. The first Chinese tennis player, male or female, to become a world No 1.

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Peng, 35, was introduced to tennis by her uncle when she was only eight.

Growing up in the central Chinese province of Hunan, she rose to prominence aged 13 overnight after beating a player five years her senior.

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25 professional titles
World No 1 in doubles
Three Olympic Games
+ $10 million in prize money

Hlavackova recalls Peng’s extraordinary work ethic.

🗣️"Her dedication was incredible to me."

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After more than a year’s absence from tennis, on Nov 2 Peng alleged to her half a million Weibo followers that former senior politician Zhang, 75, had sexually assaulted her.

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Peng’s words, her name, and even the word “tennis” were censored from Chinese social media.

The hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai shortly followed

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🗣️' We’re athletes who fight and I think Peng’s the same'

Former doubles partner Andrea Sestini Hlavackova becomes the first player close to Peng to open up on the allegations that rocked the world.

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