{"id":290502,"date":"2023-09-12T16:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290502"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:34:04","slug":"ex-wimbledon-champion-simona-halep-hit-with-four-year-ban-from-playing-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/nba\/ex-wimbledon-champion-simona-halep-hit-with-four-year-ban-from-playing-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Wimbledon champion Simona Halep hit with four-year ban from playing tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Two-time Grand Slam-winner Simona Halep has been banned from tennis for four years after failing a drugs tests at last year's US Open.<\/p>\n

    The 31-year-old hit headlines in October 2022 after it was reported she had tested positive for the banned anti-anaemia drug roxadustat after competing at Flushing Meadows. It was shortly after the US Open that Halep announced she would skip the rest of the playing calendar having undergone nose surgery.<\/p>\n

    After winning the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon in 2019, Grand Slam results have dried up somewhat for the Romanian. She hasn't featured in a major final since clinching the crown at SW19, where she beat Serena Williams in straight sets.<\/p>\n

    Roxadustat is prohibited by the World Ant-Doping Agency (WADA) due to its ability to increase a user's red blood cell count – and by extension their cardiovascular potential. Its most common use is to treat anaemia, which can be caused by chronic kidney failure.<\/p>\n

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    Halep has since responded to her punishment and maintains her innocence in regards to the adverse findings, insisting she intends to fight the ban.<\/p>\n

    "Today, a tribunal under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme announced a tentative decision in my case," read her statement. "The last year has been the hardest match of my life, and unfortunately my fight continues.<\/p>\n

    "I have devoted my life to the beautiful game of tennis. I take the rules that govern our sport very seriously and take pride in the fact I have never knowingly or intentionally used any prohibited substance. I refused to accept their decision of a four-year ban." <\/p>\n

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