For almost a week, the world of tennis has been shaken by the case of Simona Halep, who showed a positive result of the World Anti-Doping Agency, at the US Open 2022.

Simona Halep and doping – What a famous Dutch doctor says about roxadustat, a banned substance found in the former WTA leader

Simona Halep was temporarily suspended from tennis because she tested positive for roxadustat after testing at the US Open 2022. Simona was eliminated in the first round by Ukraine’s Daria Snigur at the New York Grand Slam.

Since then, many publications from all over the world have thrown out different hypotheses about this situation, which the athlete, who is coached by Patrick Muratoglu, is going through.

The Romanian faces a disqualification of up to 4 years and will seek justice in the coming months, Simona will try to prove that she did not take the substance knowingly.

The verdict of Telegraf.rs – there are too many uncertainties in the case of Simona Halep

Before preparing the file, many questions arise, which were also covered by the journalists of Telegraf.rs.

“Many questions arise in Simona’s case. First, why should they take an endurance-enhancing substance when you don’t stay on the court for long in women’s tennis.

Simona won a large number of matches in straight sets and finished most matches in less than 90 minutes. Another problem is the source of the substance, since we are talking about a drug that is not readily available.

It is mainly used to treat dialysis patients in some Asian countries, China, Japan and Korea. It is rarely used in Europe, as it was only registered at the end of 2021, and in the US it has not yet been approved by the FDA.

Thirdly, there are no cases of roxadustat doping in tennis. In fact, the substance is used in sports, especially equestrian, and is not directly related to racing, but is administered during the growth of racehorses.

So it will be very interesting to find out how the prohibited drug got into Simona’s body.” – they said, Eurosport quotes.

Another question that arises in this situation is the way in which the prohibited substance got into Simona’s body, which is also reported by Serbian journalists.

“Now we have the opportunity to read that Simona Halep is an athlete committed to fair play, that she has never even taken vitamin C without consulting a doctor, that she always drinks water from a closed bottle, etc.

If we add to this a large group of experts, it becomes even more unclear how it happened that the result of the doping test turned out to be positive,” Telegraf.rs said.

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