Fans at the Australian Open can wear "Where is Peng Shuai?" T-shirts as long as they are peaceful, Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley said, amid criticism of the grand slam organisers' earlier stance on the issue.
"It doesn't really matter what they say but if they're bringing a banner on site that's got poles that they're going to put up and they're going to cover people's ability to watch the tennis, then they're going to need to remove it," Tiley said. Navratilova, who won 18 grand slams during her storied career, said on Tennis Channel: "Sports has always been kind of on the forefront of social issues, pushing them forward, and we are going backwards I feel."We've had the issue with Peng Shuai, and now there were fans at the tournament watching Naomi Osaka practise, they weren't even on the main court, they had 'Where is Peng Shuai' on their T-shirt and they were told to cover it up.
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