Peng Shuai says Weibo post sparked ‘enormous misunderstanding’

Tennis star gave an interview to French sports daily L'Equipe on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, accompanied by a Chinese official

The Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has given her first interview to an independent media organisation since she alleged on Weibo that a senior Chinese official had coerced her into sex, saying it was an enormous misunderstanding".

The interview with the French sports daily L'Equipe came as the International Olympic Committee said it was not up to them or anyone else to judge, in one way or another, her position".