Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has requested the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the four-year ban she obtained for doping violations.
The courtroom stated Tuesday it has registered Halep’s enchantment of the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company’s resolution in September.
The ITIA dominated that the 32-year-old Halep “dedicated intentional anti-doping rule violations “ after failing a drug check throughout the 2022 U.S. Open and for irregularities in her Athlete Organic Passport.
Halep had blamed contaminated dietary dietary supplements and stated she would “do the whole lot in my energy to clear my title of those false allegations and return to the courtroom.”
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Halep reached No. 1 within the WTA rankings in 2017. She gained Wimbledon in 2019, beating 23-time main champion Serena Williams within the closing, a yr after profitable the French Open.
CAS stated a panel of arbitrators will rule on the enchantment. The courtroom stated there’s no timetable for a choice.
Halep can be 35 when her suspension ends in early October 2026.