Patrick Muratoglu belatedly took responsibility for the doping scandal involving Simona Halep, and after the TAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) reduced the sentence from 4 years to 9 months, the French coach is being heavily criticized by some American journalists.

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In early November 2023 (more than a year after Simona had already been suspended), Muratoglu stepped into the spotlight and spoke about how he felt guilty about the supplement he gave the former WTA leader (via it).

On Tuesday, TAS judges reduced Simona Halep’s suspension from 4 years to 9 months, and the Constanța-born athlete can immediately return to the WTA circuit.

After the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Tennis World USA journalists say that on the one hand justice has been done, and on the other hand they say that Patrick Muratoglu has lost credibility after this case.

“Has justice been served? So. Simona declared her innocence from the first moment. She cried for her innocence during all these long months that were a nightmare for her.

But now he can finally hug the court again. All those who called her a drug addict, a fool and a fraud will now have to think. Simona won.

And Patrick Muratoglu lost. The French coach lost confidence after this incident.

He himself took full responsibility for what happened to Simona.

In conclusion, it is fair that he is a real loser in this business,” Tennis World USA journalists wrote.

Recently, after the TAS decision, the French coach wrote that “Truth has won” in a post where Simone spoke of the “bittersweet triumph” achieved.

Halep and Muratoglu parted ways for a while, and the French are now coaching Holger Rooney again.

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.

• Halep was suspended for 4 years for two separate violations of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP): the presence and use of the substance roxadustat in a urine sample collected after an anti-doping test conducted at the 2022 US Open (1) and a violation of her biological passport (2).

• Halep was heard at the CAS on February 7-9, 2024.

• The Swiss court said that the ex-leader of the WTA asked to cancel the decision of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and “reduce” its sanctions.

• On August 29, 2022, Simona Halep played her last official match on the world circuit. At the US Open, in the inaugural round, our athlete unexpectedly defeated Daria Snigur (at that time, 124th place in the WTA, based on the qualification).

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