Simona Halep Receives Four-Year Ban After Testing Positive for Banned Substance: Tennis World Reacts

The tennis world is still in shock after learning the news of Simona Halep’s four-year ban after testing positive for roxadustat, a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Halep’s sanction has generated a certain debate in the world of tennis between those who defend Halep’s innocence and those who have charged against the Romanian after learning of this punishment, as is the case of Serena Williams, who lost the Wimbledon final with Halep. 2019.

The Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari, who this week competes in the San Diego Tournament, took advantage of Halep’s case to protest the application that tennis players use to be located to expose themselves to possible controls. “The only thing I can say is that the way they handle every situation with any player is terrifying. We’re going to get to a point where they won’t let us take electrolytes. I’ve never been in that position and I wouldn’t want to be. I have been very careful with everything that has to do with supplements, but I don’t know what the process is like and how things are done behind closed doors. I don’t know who has a say, I have no idea… I’m sure the whereabouts enforcement would improve before the anti-doping enforcement. It does not work well. I’m supposed to remind you every day and I don’t. They tried to improve it, but it doesn’t work well. We travel a lot if we compare it to other athletes. Its very stressful. I wake up every night to go to the bathroom, but if it gets close to check-in time I think: ‘Am I going? I’m not going? Should I wait for them to come?’ Its very stressful”.

Sakkari’s statements have not gone down well with tennis players like Nick Kyrgios, who reacted through a tweet in which he asked tennis players to compete without the need for supplements. “Ehhhh not really, hahaha. I play with bananas and coke in five-set battles, and my record speaks for itself. Maybe tennis players should stop taking shady things. They should look in the mirror at the end of the day and say ‘Yes, I did the right thing.’ It is not so difficult”.

Kyrgios’ response did not stop there, since the Australian responded to a user who reproached him for his words when he has not won a big title. “I imagine that if I took similar things to be punished with four years, I would have five Grand Slams.”

2023-09-15 08:03:03
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