Simona Halep announced last month that she was no longer working with Patrick Muratoglu’s team, but the former WTA leader continues to prepare for a possible return to the court.

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Simona Halep trains with Jez Manso, a physical trainer from the Philippines

The winning duo will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in early February and are training in Dubai in the meantime. Jez Manso, a physical trainer from the Philippines, posted a photo of himself next to Simona Halep.

“Look who’s back in the club, 2015 and 2020 Dubai champion Simona Halep! We’re glad you’re back” – Jez Mansowho has been working in a sports club in Dubai for more than 10 years, on Instagram.

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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).
  • Simone has only one appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.
  • According to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on its official website, Halep will be heard by CAS on February 7-9, 2024.
  • A Swiss court said the former WTA leader had asked to overturn the decision of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and “reduce” its sanctions.
  • If the 4-year disqualification remains in force, then the ex-WTA leader can theoretically return to the tennis court on October 6, 2026. Halep will be 35 years old at that time.

  • 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, 124th place in the WTA, based on the qualification).

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