Pung Shui is one of China's biggest tennis stars.

Well, it wasn't straight off the return, but it was a sneak attack by Pung Shui there.

She's one Wimbledon in the French Open as a doubles player, and she was the only Chinese

player to be ranked number one in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association.

On November 2nd, an alarming post appeared on one of her social media accounts.

A ledging that she'd been sexually assaulted by a high-ranking retired member of the Chinese

government, this was the former vice premier.

Our colleague Joshua Robinson covers international sports, and he says that shortly after that

post appeared, Pung disappeared.

She was unheard from for a couple of weeks, and during that time, no one was quite sure

where she was or what had become of her.

The post disappeared almost immediately, and then you could not search for her on the Chinese

Internet.

So, it was a real fear that not just her name had been erased, but that she might be in

danger herself.

The mystery surrounding Pung's whereabouts has also caused uncertainty about the future

of all women's tennis in China.

The head of the Women's Tennis Association has said that the organization might pull out

of China entirely, unless the country reassures him that Pung is safe.

It's a threat that could cost his organization hundreds of millions of dollars.

Three years ago, he'd been happy to take China's money, but here he was ready to say, we

would consider pulling our business from China if these questions are not answered to

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