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News December 8, 2024

Simona Halep takes shot at Jessica Pegula and remainder of WTA Gamers’ Council members

Simona Halep takes shot at Jessica Pegula and remainder of WTA Gamers’ Council members
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Simona Halep appeared to throw a delicate shade at WTA Gamers’ Council members and insinuate that Jessica Pegula, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Garcia and another gamers weren’t excited by serving to her restore her rating following a doping suspension. 

After interesting to the CAS in regards to the ITIA’s ruling and their four-year ban verdict, the previous world No. 1 managed to clear her identify and see her suspension lowered from 4 years to 9 month – that allowed her to robotically return to motion in March. Nevertheless, most significantly, the two-time Grand Slam champion was capable of show that she 100% did not knowingly or deliberately take a banned substance as she was a sufferer of a contaminated complement. 

When Halep examined optimistic for Roxadustat in 2022 October, she was ranked at No. 9 on the earth. When she made a comeback within the spring, she did not actually have a rating. 

Because the 33-year-old was capable of show that she did not intend to dope, she thought it was honest to get her previous rating again. However it did not occur. 

On Instagram, a fan account about Romanian tennis issued a publish, claiming that Halep reached out to the WTA Gamers’ Council asking for assist however they did not wish to assist. 

“So apparently Simona tried to get help from the WTA player’s council about getting her ranking back and they denied her. Easy to see why when you see who the player’s council is,” the caption learn.

Additionally the names of Pegula, Azarenka, Garcia, Donna Vekic, Madison Keys, Daria Saville, Gabriela Dabrowski and Aleksandra Krunic have been talked about. 

Halep shared that to her Instagram Story. Whereas the 2019 Wimbledon champion did not write a single phrase about it, simply sharing it most likely meant that she agreed with the declare made within the publish. 

Simona Halep Instagram Story© Simona Halep – Instagram

 

The place is Halep ranked now and why she felt very dissatisfied after the Iga Swiatek information?

Since being cleared to play once more, the Romanian has appeared in simply 4 tournaments and he or she is at present sitting at No. 876 on the earth.

10 days in the past, the ITIA introduced that Swiatek failed a doping take a look at in September and that she served a provisional suspension for 22 days earlier than accepting a one-month ban. 

After seeing how the ITIA shortly resolved the Pole’s case and reached a fairly good verdict for the five-time Grand Slam champion, Halep could not imagine it as a result of she felt it have been two “identical cases.”

“I believed in goodness. It was painful, is painful and maybe the injustice that was done to me will always be painful. How is it possible that in identical cases happening around the same time ITIA to have completely different approaches to my detriment. How could I accept that the WTA and the players council did not want to return me the ranking that I deserved?! the Romanian wrote in an Instagram post.

“I misplaced two years of my profession, I misplaced many nights after I couldn’t sleep, ideas, nervousness, questions with out solutions… however I received justice. It turned out that it was a contamination and that the organic passport was a pure invention. And I received one thing else, my soul remained clear!! I really feel dissatisfied, I really feel mad, I really feel annoyed, however I don’t really feel evil even now.

“I am grateful for the support and unconditional love of those who have been by my side every day. THANK YOU! In all the naughtiness, I also received love because those who offered me love in those moments really knew me! Perhaps this is the biggest victory!”

Simona Halep Simona Halep© Simona Halep/X – Honest Use

 

What’s one factor in regards to the Swiatek, Jannik Sinner instances that makes Halep very mad?

Earlier than the Pole, ATP world No. 1 Sinner additionally examined optimistic for a banned substance. Nevertheless, nobody knew there there was a five-month doping investigation into him till it was introduced in August. 

In an interview with The Telegraph, the 33-year-old fumed as a result of she felt the ITIA “embarrassed” her however then saved the Swiatek and Sinner instances in darkish.

“What I imagine is just not honest, both, is that they introduced my case right away, and I bought all the warmth from the press, and for these two gamers they saved it secret, they usually simply stated in regards to the case when the whole lot was executed, so it’s very bizarre. And I requested additionally to carry the provisional suspension to have the ability to play. I stated, ‘If you believe in the end that I am guilty, you take the points back and all the money and everything, but let me play,’ as a result of I wished to maintain the rhythm. I requested this about two or thrice, however now they (Jannik and Iga) may play,” Halep stated.

Council Halep Jessica members Pegula players rest shot Simona takes WTA
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