Former world primary Simona Halep stated Friday she is going to “battle till the top” to show she didn’t knowingly take a prohibited substance after she was provisionally suspended for doping.
A pattern that Halep offered throughout the US Open in August confirmed traces of Roxadustat, a drug that stimulates the manufacturing of purple blood cells and is used within the therapy of sufferers with kidney issues, the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (ITIA) stated.
Halep, the present world quantity 9, stated the optimistic check was “the most important shock of my life”.
‘The reality will come out’
“All through my entire profession, the thought of dishonest by no means even crossed my thoughts as soon as, as it’s completely towards all of the values I’ve been educated with,” the Romanian tweeted.
The 31-year-old stated an “extraordinarily low amount” of the substance had been present in her physique.
“I’ll battle till the top to show that I by no means knowingly took any prohibited substance and I’ve religion that in the end, the reality will come out,” Halep added.
The 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon champion had ended her season in mid-September after having nostril surgical procedure.
She stated that in February she had thought-about ending her profession however she started working with Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou and her kind briefly rebounded.
She reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon this yr and received in Toronto to achieve No.6 within the rankings in August earlier than slipping again to ninth.
The ITIA, which oversees tennis’ anti-doping programme, stated it had knowledgeable her on October 7 that she was being provisionally suspended.
Originally published at Irvine News HQ
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