Simona Halep is the subject of an editorial published by tennisworldusa.org, journalist Lorenzo Ciotti talks about the doping case involving the former WTA leader.

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• If the 4-year disqualification is also supported by TAS, then the former WTA leader can theoretically return to the tennis court on October 6, 2026. Halep would have turned 35 at that time.

• It will be recalled that Simona Halep said that she stopped cooperation with Patrik Muratoglu’s team.

“Symona Halep rightly declares her innocence. Her haters are ridiculous,” said a source quoted in the Christmas editorial.

“What happened to Simona Halep in the doping case raises deep doubts. You can’t make claims without first having solid evidence.

Simone claims her innocence, and in light of what happened recently in the Tara Moore doping case, haters of this romance should be careful with their accusations.

This is, of course, a very difficult period in Simona’s career, the athlete was disqualified for 4 years for doping.

The court case is still pending and the player from Romania will be able to defend himself at the CAS in February,” the quoted source said.

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What you need to know about Simona Halep’s doping case

• 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.

• Halep was suspended for 4 years for two separate violations of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP): the presence and use of the substance roxadustat in a urine sample collected after an anti-doping test conducted at the 2022 US Open (1) and a violation of her biological passport (2).

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

• According to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on its official website, Halep will be heard by CAS on February 7-9, 2024.

• A Swiss court said the former WTA leader had asked to overturn the decision of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and “reduce” its sanctions.

• If the 4-year disqualification remains in force, then the ex-WTA leader can theoretically return to the tennis court on October 6, 2026. Halep will be 35 years old at that time.

• On August 29, 2022, Simona Halep played her last official match on the world stage. At the US Open, in the inaugural round, our athlete unexpectedly defeated Daria Snigur (at that time, 124th place in the WTA, based on the qualification).