Ilie Nestase (77 years old) commented on the four-year disqualification of Simona Halep in the doping process. The former ATP leader compares the case of Maria Sharapova with the case of Simona and believes that Halep would have been judged differently if she were an American.

Ilie Nestase: “If Halep were American, she would not have received such treatment”

Speaking about the news of Simona Halep’s four-year ban, Ilie Nestase believes that things would be very different if Halep were American.

“Drastic! Sharapova has done more and it only took a year and a half. Finally. Probably if she was American, she wouldn’t have had this treatment.

He has a chance (not to return to the court), he does not forget tennis so quickly. Anyway, I think he will appeal, I understand it could take two years…

Let’s see what happens next. Again, it’s too drastic, I don’t think so… Let’s hope it’s good for Simona in the end” – Ilye Nestasfor gsp.ro.

“The suspension of the former world number one racket will last from October 7, 2022 to October 6, 2026. The case remains subject to appeal,” the ITIA statement said, among other things.

The only avenue of appeal left to the former WTA leader is the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

If the disqualification given on Tuesday remains, it will be possible to talk about the end of her career (Khalep will turn 32 on September 27).

The independent Sport Resolutions tribunal said it had received approximately 8,000 pages of scientific material from the player and the ITIA.

The case of Maria Sharapova

The news that Maria Sharapova gave a positive result appeared on March 7, 2016, when the Russian held a press conference in Los Angeles. The detected prohibited substance is meldonium.

The Russian was initially banned for two years, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne reduced it to 15 months.

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Know:

• 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.

• Simone has only one appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.