Returned from suspension after being deprived of the courts for 18 months for a positive test for roxadustat, Simona Halep came back for Tennis Channel in the moments following the revelation by the authorities that she had consumed a prohibited substance. Updated on October 7, 2022, one month later l’US Open, where she lost in the first round, the Romanian was obviously shocked when she found out: “It was like a truck had hit you. When I received the email, I told myself that it was a mistake, that it wasn’t true. It hurt a lot, I I never thought I could experience something like this.”
Halep lost to Badosa on his return to Miami
“It was a disaster to experience these emotions”
The announcement by theInternational Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) that irregularities had been found in his biological passport inevitably hit the headlines. It’s not easy for the former world No. 1 to digest this announcement, let alone understand the cause: “It was really, really difficult. First because I didn’t know how it happened. Then when I found out about the contaminated supplement, it was a little better because I at least knew what was happening. ‘had passed. But yes, it was a disaster to experience these emotions. Initially sentenced to four years, Halep, for whom this contamination was the result of taking a contaminated food supplement, had his suspension reduced to 18 months. THE Tribunal du Sport in fact contradicted the version of theANGRY and found the Romanian’s version plausible.
A recovery punctuated by small physical glitches, towards a return to the Clarins Trophy?
Finally returned to competition at WTA 1000 of Miami, where she suffered defeat in the first round against Paula Badosa, Halep has continued to postpone his return since mid-March. Absent for the WTA 1000 Madridthe former double winner in the Spanish capital (2016, 2017) explained to her fans on X (ex-Twitter) that she still suffered from physical problems: “Unfortunately my body needs a little more time to be ready and I have made the difficult decision not to play Madrid”. Currently still uncertain for Roland-Garros, she has just received a wild card this Tuesday to join the table of Clarins Trophy, and WTA 125 which will be held from May 13 to 19 at Lagardère Paris Racing.
2024-05-03 16:32:00
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