Simona Halep was temporarily disqualified for doping since October last year, and Ion Cyriak intervened in the case of the former WTA leader. “They ended his career,” the businessman believes.

Ion TiriacusPhoto: JAQUIDES-MOREAU / Bestimage / Profimedia

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Ion Cyriac, a clear speech in the doping case of Simona Halep

“In my opinion, they ended Simona’s career, and someone has to answer here. How much can Simon ask for? 100 million, 200? Who is the culprit? It is true that someone is to blame, but it is sad what is happening to Simona.

I don’t compare it to the fact that we are Romanians or I don’t know what. When someone slaps you, if you don’t slap him back – my father taught me 80 years ago – it means you are a servant and only on your knees.

We are Romanians and we deserve it. So that we stand up, and not sit… The head is bowed, the saber does not shoot, remember?

I stood in Sydney when it mattered, and I stood when he played the wrong national anthem for me in the US at the Davis Cup official opening, and I walked off the court.

Being Romanian was a matter of pride for me. It was and remains so. Now it’s us, the Romanians, and we’re showing off like this” – Ion Tiriacusfor AS.ro.

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Know

  • The news that Simona Halep was temporarily suspended for doping appeared on Friday, October 21, 2022.
  • Simona Halep is temporarily suspended from tennis due to a positive test for Roxadustat (conducted during the US Open 2022).
  • Simona’s case will be heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent court in London that hears doping cases in white sport.
  • However, if innocence cannot be proven, Simone has one more appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
  • It will be recalled that the maximum suspension that Halep could receive is 4 years.

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