Simona Halep appeared on the list of players registered for the US Open 2023, but George Kosac (President of the Romanian Tennis Federation) believes that the ex-WTA leader will not do without a disqualification in the doping case in which she is involved, and will not be able to play at the American Grand Slam.

• Interesting details about roxadustat, the banned substance for which Simona Halep was suspended from work for months

George Kosak says that Simona Halep will not escape the disqualification in the doping case

Although the latest information in Simona’s doping case indicated that the Romanian will return to the tennis court, Kosak says that the ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) will impose sanctions on her to justify the situation.

“If you ask me, no (if Simona Halep could return to the court at the US Open). If she is innocent, she can ask for millions of euros in damages, even though she did not play. And if she was clean, they will sanction her for , that they would lose the whole image. They would give him a minimum suspension to cover the situation they created” – George Kozak for sport.ro.

Simona Halep was heard this month in London and an announcement in the case will be made shortly.

WTA rules and how Simona Halep can return to the field

According to journalist Daniel Radu, a player serving a disqualified period cannot be automatically registered for Grand Slam tournaments.

Thus, two options are possible, according to which the Romanian could return to the field as soon as possible:

• his suspension was finally lifted

• he received a suspension of less than a year.

In the event of a favorable verdict for Simona Halep, the ITIA is expected to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

Know:

• The news that Simona Halep was temporarily suspended for doping appeared on Friday, October 21, 2022.

• Simona Halep is temporarily suspended from tennis due to a positive test for Roxadustat (conducted during the US Open 2022).

• Simona’s case is now being heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent court in London that hears doping cases in white sport.

• However, if innocence cannot be proven, Simone has one more appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

• It will be recalled that the maximum suspension that Halep could receive is 4 years.

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