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And in October, the former number one was suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after “Halep provided a sample while participating in the US Open in August 2022 … and analysis found that it contained roxadostat, a listed substance.” on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2022 Prohibited List.
This drug stimulates the production of red blood cells and is used to treat patients with kidney problems.
After the decision issued against her, Halep, who was crowned with two titles in the “GrandSlam” during her career, saw that “today begins the most difficult match of my life: the fight for the truth. I was told that I underwent a positive test for a very small amount of Roxadostat, and this is the biggest shock I have received in my life.” .
Since her temporary suspension, the winner of 24 titles in her career, including Rolas Garros 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, is still awaiting her hearing.
“I did not knowingly take any banned substance,” the Romanian told “Tennis Majors” in an interview published Thursday. “I am a big supporter of clean sports and have always been against doping. I had no idea at first about the source of this substance.”
Halep, who claims experts found she had mistakenly taken a contaminated supplement, said the International Tennis Federation (ITF) canceled a February court hearing for additional testing before another hearing scheduled for last month was postponed.
And she revealed, “The next step is a hearing at the end of May, on the 28th of it, but it is very fragile because the International Tennis Federation said that it may also cancel it.”
“If they did, it would have been almost eight months since I was suspended… I think it’s not fair that you can go eight months without even being tried by a court. It’s been seven months since I was suspended even though I have all the evidence since December.”
And she stressed, “I am not asking for special treatment. I am only asking for a judgment to be issued against me. How long will this matter take?”
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