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Head of WTA Willing to Pull From China If Peng Shuai Not Heard From Directly

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The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chair and chief executive Steve Simon told CNN on Thursday that he is "willing to pull our business" out of China and lose millions if Peng Shuai's allegations are not fully investigated and she is not spoken with directly.

The organization is willing to "deal with all the complications that come with it," Simon said, "because this is certainly, this is bigger than the business.