Simona Halep was expected to receive a decision on her doping case this week, but it’s been delayed further, prolonging the uncertainty surrounding her future in professional tennis.
It has now been an entire year since the Romanian tennis star tested positive for the banned substance roxadustat during the 2022 US Open. Despite the passage of time, Halep finds herself in a perplexing limbo, unable to participate in tournaments yet not definitively penalized, as her suspension remains provisional.
The former world No.1 Halep wrote in an Instagram story:
This is terribly disappointing, as I have consistently said that all I ask for is to be judged.