​After a year and a half break, Simona Halep will return to the tennis courts, the former world leader will go to Miami on Monday morning. The athlete has not held official matches since August 2022 and will now make her debut at the WTA 1000 tournament in Florida (March 17-31).

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Unranked by the WTA, Halep received a wildcard from the organizers, an invitation that allows her to enter the main draw of the 1000 tournament.

“I don’t know what will happen, I have emotions, but I am happy to return to the field. When I was packing my bag, I didn’t know what else to put in there. I want to see how I feel, it’s a good tournament, I’ve always liked it.

I want to take it week by week and see how I get back into shape. It will be difficult” – Simona Halepwhen leaving Romania.

Simona went to Miami with her mother, and on the way to Florida her father and brother will also arrive.

Halep reiterated that she wants to be present at the Paris Olympics (July 26-August 11) and said that the last few days have been very draining from an emotional point of view after the reduction of her ban from four years. up to 9 months (decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne).

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About the doping case of Simona Halep

  • 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.
  • TAS reduced Simona Halep’s sentence from 4 years to 9 months.
  • On August 29, 2022, Simona Halep played her last official match on the world stage. At the US Open, in the inaugural round, our athlete unexpectedly defeated Daria Snigur (at that time, she took 124th place in the WTA ranking according to the qualification results).

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