Players often lose sponsors when faced with doping allegations. Simona Halep‘s uphill battle to return to competition serves as an inspiring narrative of perseverance showcased in a recent advertisement for a Romanian bank.
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The former world No.1 Halep, who received a four-year ban for taking prohibited substance roxadustat, continues her struggle to clean her name and sends an inspirational message in a commercial for Banca Transilvania. Running uphill with a determined look on her face, Halep says:
The hard path is to continue, even if you don’t know where it goes.