Simona Halep is back on the tennis court after the TAS significantly reduced the disqualification received in the doping scandal with Roxadustat. The Romanian announced on her Instagram account that she will participate in WTA Miami, where she received a wild card from the organizers.

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Simona Halep will play at the WTA in Miami

Simona Halep announced on Thursday that she will participate in the WTA tournament in Miami, where she received a wild card from the organizers.

The former WTA leader announced this on her Instagram account.

“I am happy to announce that I will be back on the WTA in two weeks at the Miami tournament. I thank the organizers for giving me the opportunity and I can’t wait to get back on the field and fight. See you soon!” Simona wrote.

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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).
  • Halep was heard at the CAS on February 7-9, 2024.
  • The Swiss court said that the ex-leader of the WTA asked to cancel the decision of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and “reduce” its sanctions.
  • On August 29, 2022, Simona Halep played her last official match on the world circuit. 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).

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