Simona Halep is temporarily suspended from tennis and can no longer participate in official competitions. The two-time Grand Slam winner, who tested positive for Roxadustat, may appear in exhibition tournaments, but organizers seem to avoid associating the Romanian’s name during this period.

Simona Halep will no longer play in the World Tennis League

Simona, after a nose operation, announced that she will take part in the charity Africa Cares Tennis Challenge, which will be held at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg (December 3-4).

After the event in South Africa, Halep was due to attend the World Tennis League, an extravagant tournament held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai (December 19-24).

Meanwhile, the organizers from the United Arab Emirates announced the teams that will take part in the competition, and Simona Halep disappeared from the poster.

The World Tennis League, an extravagant event

The players were divided into four teams. Singles and mixed doubles matches will be played (the first in two sets and, if necessary, a super tiebreak).

A “round-robin” format will be used (everyone will play each other) and the top two teams will play each other on the final day of the competition to determine the winner.

Kite team – Felix Auger-Aliassime, Gael Monfils, Iga Svyatek, Sania Mirza and Eugenie Bouchard

“Hawks” team. – Oleksandr Zverev, Dominic Tim, Olena Rybakina and Anette Kontaveit

Falcon team – Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Arina Sabalenko and Paula Badosa

“Eagles” team. – Nick Kyrgios, Rohan Bopanna, Caroline Garcia, Bianca Andreescu and Andreas Seppi.

“This new event is exciting, there’s no doubt about it. I really enjoy playing in Dubai, I’ve had a lot of success there over the years and I really like the fans. This is something different and it will be great to be a part of this event” – Novak Djokovic.

“I like it most when tennis unites people and when it is a real entertainment. When it’s combined with a great show and music, it’s even better, so I’m excited to be joining the World Tennis League this year. I am delighted that, together with other top players, we will introduce tennis to a new audience as entertainment. I can’t wait!” – Iga Svyatek.

After the show on the field, the best performers from around the world will give concerts in Dubai. Tiesto and Armin van Buuren are just two of the names announced by the organizers.