the Romanian Simona HalepThe two-time Grand Slam winner has been temporarily suspended after testing positive for the banned substance roxadustat, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITA) said on Friday.
Halep, ranked ninth in the world, was tested during the US Open and her A and B samples confirmed the presence of the drug. B’s sample confirmed the presence of Roxadustat, an anti-anemia drug that increases erythropoietin production and appears on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances.
“Simona Halep, a 31-year-old Romanian tennis player, has been provisionally suspended under article 7.12.1 of the 2022 Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP),” the body said in a statement.
“The sample was split into samples A and B and further analysis revealed that sample A contained FG-4592 (Roxadustat), which is a prohibited substance listed on the 2022 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list .” .
Halep described the ban as “the biggest shock of her life”.
“Throughout my career, the idea of cheating never entered my mind, because it completely contradicts all the values I was brought up with. Faced with such an unfair situation, I was completely confused and betrayed,” Wrote Halep on her Twitter account.
“I will fight to the end to prove my innocence and sooner or later the whole truth will be known. It is not a matter of titles or money, it is a matter of honor and a love relationship in tennis which I have. developed over 25 years”.
Winner of 24 titles throughout his career, this year he conquered Melbourne and Toronto. It was imposed in 2018 at Roland Garros and in 2019 at Wimbledon.
Source: La Verdad
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