
Symona Halep can return to the tennis court, after TAS reduced the disqualification of our athlete (from 4 years to 9 months), and the organizers of the tournament in Miami have already offered her a wild card.
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Simona Halep received a wildcard to participate in WTA Miami
After receiving a positive verdict from TAS, which reduced her disqualification from 4 years to 9 months, Simona Halep is ready to return to the tennis court.
Although there were rumors that Halep would not return to the court until the clay season, in mid-April the former world No. 1 received an invitation to the major tournament, which starts in about 11 days.
In particular, the organizers of the tournament in Miami gave Simona a wild card, which means that if she agrees to participate, we can see her again next week in a tennis match.
“This letter certifies that the 2024 Miami Open, presented by Itau, part of the ATP and WTA professional tennis network, which distributes more than 17 million prizes, will be held from March 17 to March 31 at Miami Gardens. , Florida, USA and will host the 96-player men’s and women’s singles qualifiers starting on Sunday, March 17, 2024, and the 320-player singles and doubles main event from March 19-31, 2024. I, the Miami Open 2024 Tournament Director, officially invite the aforementioned player (minus Simona Halep) and her support team to our tournament.” – says the invitation received by Simona, Antena 3 reports.
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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.
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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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