Shocking news! The tennis star had a positive doping test, her activity was suspended – Športky.sk

Romanian tennis player Simona Halepová Source: SITA/AP/Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press LONDON – Romanian tennis player Simona Halepová had a positive doping test. Traces of the banned substance roxadustat (FG-4592) were found in her A-sample taken at the US Open. The unit for tennis integrity suspended her sports activities on Friday. ITIA confirmed in a press release that it provisionally suspended the former world number one based on Article 7.12.1 of the tennis anti-doping program. The Tennis Integrity Unit sent the 31-year-old Romanian a preliminary notification of the positive sample already on October 7. During the provisional suspension, the player cannot compete or attend any tennis events. The fight for the truth The news about the punishment shocked Halep. “Today begins the hardest fight of my life: The fight for the truth. It’s the biggest shock in my life. In my entire career, I never even thought about cheating, it would be completely against the principles in which I was brought up. In the face of such an unfair situation I feel completely confused and cheated,” the player said in a statement on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/bhS2B2ovzS — Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) October 21, 2022 Roxadustat is a substance that stimulates the production of red blood cells. It is used in the treatment of patients who have kidney problems. At this year’s US Open, Halepová was the seventh seeded player. She was already eliminated in the 1st round of singles, when she unexpectedly lost to 20-year-old Ukrainian Daria Snigurová. Her highest point in New York is the semifinals in 2015. It was at the New York Grand Slam that Halepova did not pass the doping control, according to ITIA. “I will fight until the end to prove that I have never knowingly taken any banned substance, and I believe that sooner or later the truth will come out,” Halep added. A break from tennis Halepová is a two-time Grand Slam champion, in 2018 she won Roland Garros, a year later she triumphed in Wimbledon. She is currently ranked ninth in the WTA singles rankings. She only recently announced that she was taking a break after a nose operation that was supposed to improve her breathing, the AP reported. Author: © Twitter list/Simona Halep Source: TASR, ČTK