Halep banned for four years for anti-doping rule violations
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Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 7, 2022 Romania's Simona Halep in action during her semi final match against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Toby Melville/File photo
Twice Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been banned for four years for two separate anti-doping rule violations, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old former Wimbledon and French Open champion has been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for banned blood-booster roxadustat at the U.S. Open last year. REUTERS