The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS) announced on Tuesday that Simona Halep has appealed her four-year ban for doping.

Simona Halep appealed to TAS – Asking to soften the sanction for the doping scandal

A Swiss court says that the former WTA leader wants to overturn the decision of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and “reduce” its sanctions.

“The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS-CAS) has registered an appeal filed by Romanian tennis player Simona Halep against the decision taken on September 22 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) court, in which she was found guilty of violating the anti-doping rules and sanctioned with a period of disqualification for four years starting October 7, 2022, and with the disqualification of results obtained between August 29, 2022 and October 7, 2022, including the forfeiture of any medals, titles, points and prize money.

In her appeal to the CAS, the athlete asks to cancel the contested decision and mitigate the sanction.

CAS arbitration proceedings have been initiated. Under the Code of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS Code), the parties exchange documents submitted in writing and a panel of arbitrators will decide the merits of the case.

The commission will then issue procedural guidelines for the next step in the process, including scheduling a hearing. After the hearing, the panel will discuss and render an arbitral award, which will include its decision in this case and its reasoning.

At the moment, it is impossible to specify the duration of the process and the decision. The decision of the TAS panel will be final and not subject to appeal, except for the right of the parties to appeal to the Swiss Federal Court within 30 days,” the TAS press release said.

It is updated.