It’s been more than two weeks since the tennis world was shocked to learn that Simona Halep tested positive for Roxadustat following a test taken at the US Open. Since then, Simona has been temporarily suspended from tennis, but the athlete may return to the field earlier than we expected.

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Simona Halep will play at the Africa Cares exhibition tournament

Even if she is suspended, Simona Halep is eligible to participate in the Africa Cares exhibition tournament, the ban only applies to competitions organized by the International Tennis Federation. The competition, which will be held in Johannesburg, will take place on December 3-4, and Constanta is already on the tournament schedule. According to the organizers, Martina Hingis, Ons Jabert, Sloane Stevens or Dustin Brown will also participate in this tournament.

The Romanian was also invited to compete in South Africa last year, but Simona refused to participate due to the coronavirus pandemic.