Darren Cahill was Simona Halep’s coach for six years, and the Australian remains one of the most important people in the life of the former WTA leader. After the Romanian was suspended for testing positive for roxadustat, the technician posted a message on Instagram showing his support for her.
Darren Cahill confirms: Simona Halep’s integrity is beyond reproach
“Although I am no longer Simona’s coach, I want to speak clearly about the person and athlete with whom I worked for 6 years. First, there is no chance that Halep will intentionally take a banned substance. No chance! Zero!
She’s an athlete who gets stressed out by every prescription her doctor gives her, and she’s also very careful about the supplements she takes. Simone’s motto is always, “Let’s double-check, even triple-check to make sure it’s not on the banned list.” If we’re not sure about something, we don’t take risks.”
We both believed in the ITIA’s testing system and often discussed the fact that she was very often called for testing both in and out of tournaments, randomly. She always did it without complaint, convinced that others were checked just as often. It was very important for her to know that she was competing against clean players.
Simone’s integrity is impeccable, she respects her peers, loves the game and is always down to earth as a humble and approachable champion. I proudly stood by her side and watched her grow up, offering compassion to others. I’m not talking about what the tennis world can see, I’m talking about kindness and care that few are lucky enough to experience. Such actions are done out of love, not for PR.
Honesty has always been her greatest strength and greatest weakness. I often laughed at her inability to act and lie a little. Ask her a question at a press conference and she’ll answer honestly. She is always natural, she wants the world to see her as she is, for better or for worse. This is Simo. He has built an amazing career and legacy by doing things the hard way. The right way.
Many questions will be answered according to the process. As Simona said, now the most difficult match of her life begins. I believe in her. I have always trusted her and I can honestly say that I have never trusted her more than I do now. I’m with Simo” – Darren Cahillin a personal Instagram account.
Simona Halep has been provisionally suspended for failing a doping test at the 2022 US Open, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced on Friday.
Shortly after the explanation, which flew around the world, Simona Halep said: “I was informed that I tested positive for a substance called roxadustat in an extremely small amount. I will fight to the end to prove that I have never knowingly taken a banned substance.” Moreover, the ex-WTA leader said that she felt “completely confused and betrayed”.
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Simona Halep and Darren Cahill have been together for six years in the WTA
Simone and Darren began working together in 2015, initially working together through Adidas’ youth development program.
Halep and Cahill worked in the period 2015-2018, and Simona managed to win the tournament at Roland Garros (2018) and reach the 1st place in the WTA hierarchy.
The first separation took place at the end of 2018, when Darren said that he needed more time for his family.
On September 12, 2019, Simona announced the return of the Australian to her team. In the summer of the same year, our athlete won the title at Wimbledon together with Daniel Dobre, and with the help of sports analyst Darren Cahill (ESPN).
The cooperation of the two continued in 2020, in which tennis, however, was insignificant due to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, Simona did not participate in the US Open.
The 2021 season was difficult for Halep: she was injured in Rome, and then missed almost the most important part of the season: Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
They eventually decided to go their separate ways, and the divorce was announced on September 22, 2021.
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