Simona Halep left for the United States on Monday morning to compete in the tournament in Miami, the first since a break of one year and seven months caused by a suspension for doping.
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Simona Halep thanks the US Embassy for tourist visas
The former world leader wanted to convey a special message regarding participation in the WTA tournament in Miami.
Halep thanked the US Embassy, which supported the athlete and her team to quickly obtain tourist visas.
“Thank you to the US Embassy for your prompt support so that my team and I could travel to the United States in time for the 2024 Miami Open tennis tournament.
My dear Romanians, an important step for Romania is to be able to join the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which requires a high visa approval rate. More than 300,000 Romanians with previous US visas could be affected by this result. Let’s use this moment until September 30, 2024.
Renew your US visa – now you can renew it by mail, without an interview. Each renewal makes a significant contribution to membership in this program, making travel easier. Together we can cross this threshold. Your actions today make tomorrow’s journeys easier,” wrote Simona Halep on social networks.
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WTA Miami takes place from March 19 to 31 on hard, it is part of the WTA 1000 category, the competition is held at the Hard Rock stadium complex, the total amount of prizes is 8,770,480 dollars, 128 players participate in the main draw, and the champion of the title is Petra Kvitova.
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About the doping case of Simona Halep
- 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.
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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.
- TAS reduced Simona Halep’s sentence from 4 years to 9 months.
- 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, she took 124th place in the WTA ranking according to the qualification results).
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