​Symona Halep was disqualified for 4 years due to a doping scandal, but hopes for a softening of the sentence at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. While waiting for the trial in Lausanne, the ex-WTA leader is trying to keep in shape and posted a video on Instagram.

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Simona Halep trains in anticipation of the TAS trial

The two-time Grand Slam winner posted a video of herself training on the court. The song “Never give up” plays in the background.

What you need to know about Simona Halep’s doping case:

• The news that Simona Halep was temporarily suspended for doping appeared on Friday, October 21, 2022.

• Simona’s case was heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent tribunal in London that hears doping cases in white sport.

• Simone has only one appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

• If the 4-year disqualification remains in force, then the ex-WTA leader can theoretically return to the tennis court on October 6, 2026. Halep will be 35 years old at that time.

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