Andrea Petkovic suggests Simona Halep’s feedback on Iga Swiatek are an excessive amount of and the previous world No. 9 additionally added that the Romanian’s doping case would have additionally been resolved pretty rapidly if she decided the supply of contamination quicker.
The identical occurred after it was revealed that the Polish five-time Grand Slam champion examined optimistic in September however escaped with a three-week provisional suspension earlier than accepting a symbolical one-month ban.
Halep, who was out of motion for a yr and a half earlier than the CAS dominated in her favor and allowed her to return to motion in March, mentioned the dealing with of the Swiatek case triggered a few of her traumas.
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Petkovic: Halep is offended and performing from feelings, do not blame Swiatek
“She’s angry. She’s acting from emotions. She’s not making rational decisions and you can feel the tide turning on her a little bit. I think the one thing that Simona had through all of this was sympathy,” the 2014 French Open semifinalist said on the Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast.
“People really were on her side and it’s turning this year just because she hasn’t let go. If I had been in her situation I don’t know that I could have let go either.”
One of Halep’s main accusations is that the ITIA didn’t treat her doping case like they did with the Swiatek and Sinner cases.
In all three cases, a failed doping test occured due to a contaminated supplement or a medication was to blame and it was determined that there was no intention to take a prohibited substance.
“If Simona had known right away where the contamination was she would have done exactly the same thing that Iga has or Jannik has. She would have tried to get away with the least impact possible on her career,” Petkovic added.
In her comeback yr, Halep appeared in simply 4 tournaments as a consequence of accidents however she is now wholesome and able to begin the 2025 season in time.
