​Virginia Ruzici, Simona Halep’s manager for 14 years, has come out in support of the former world number one after she was suspended after testing positive for roxadustat.
Virginia Ruzici supports Simona Halep in the doping case
At the end of May of this year, Halep announced that she would end her cooperation with Ruzici and announced that she would work together with Swede Nina Wennerström.
“I have known Simona for a long time and worked with her for 14 years. All this time, she was not only an incredible athlete and champion, but also a role model. Simona is a person with sportsmanship, impeccable decency and honesty.
I am deeply saddened by the development of the situation and I am 100% convinced that Simona would never have done anything to gain an unfair advantage. I fully support Simona in her struggle for and with the truth” – Virginia Ruzicion Instagram.
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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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