Toni Juruk, Simona Halep’s ex-husband, says he is “very surprised” after the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the athlete has been suspended for testing positive at the 2022 US Open.

Toni Yuruk and Simona HalepPhoto: Editorial Shutterstock / Profimedia Images
  • “I don’t know what it is about. Now I know from you, I am really surprised. I have nothing more to say, I have nothing to comment on,” Tony Yuruk told Playsport.

Toni Yuruk and Simona Halep divorced in early September, less than a year after their wedding. The public ceremony of Simona and Tony took place last year, on September 15. In the middle of the summer of this year, information appeared in the public space, according to which Halep and Yuruk will get married on November 13, 2022, but this will no longer happen.

On September 8, just a few hours after officially breaking up with Tony Yuruk, Simona Halep posted a message on her personal Instagram account: “Tony and I have decided to go our separate ways. I ask that the press respect our privacy and treat this subject with dignity and discretion.”

Simona Halep received a positive result at the US Open 2022, and this information caused a real earthquake in the world of sports.

Shortly after the stream of press agencies “exploded” with information about Simona’s removal, the former world leader had his first reaction on social networks.

The two-time Grand Slam champion says she is innocent, that she will fight to prove it and that she has practically started the toughest match of her life:

  • “Today begins the most difficult match in my life: the fight for the truth. I was told that my test result for a substance called Roxadustat was extremely low. This is the biggest shock in my life.
  • Throughout my career, the idea of ​​treason has never crossed my mind, it is completely contrary to the values ​​with which I was raised.
  • I feel completely confused and betrayed. I will fight to the end to prove that I never intentionally took a banned substance, and I believe that sooner or later the truth will come out.
  • It’s not about the titles or the money, it’s about the honor and the love story we’ve developed with tennis over the last 25 years.”