Bucharest: Former world number one tennis player Simona Halep was caught in a doping test. The star’s samples tested positive for doping. With this, Halep was banned from playing in tournaments by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
Halep is currently world number nine. U.S. The test conducted for the Open found the presence of doping in the player’s A sample and B sample. The presence of banned drug Roxadastat was found in the actor’s body.
Halep, the Romanian star, came against this. The actor said that he was shocked when the result came out. The actor also said that he has not used any stimulants in his career. Halep is also trying to seek legal options against this.
Halep has won two Grand Slam titles. Halep won the 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon. Halep has also been in the top 10 of the women’s singles rankings for 373 consecutive weeks.