Ahead of Simona Halep’s recent three-day hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, former Romanian world No.1 tennis player Ilie Nastase bluntly pointed to preferential treatment of American athletes. Nastase specifically alleged that Serena Williams likely engaged in doping practices but the truth was never allowed to come to light because it would’ve had a major negative economic impact on the sport.
The 32-year-old Halep is currently anticipating the decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding her appeal against a four-year doping ban resulting from the discovery of the prohibited substance roxadustat in her urine sample during the 2022 US Open.