Renowned Romanian doctor speculates sample contamination and sabotage in Simona Halep s doping scandal Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

Renowned Romanian doctor speculates sample contamination and sabotage in Simona Halep s doping scandal

Simona Halep has been handed a provisional suspension 's former medical advisor, Dr. Dana Safta, has provided her arguments in support of the former World No. 1 in regards to her doping scandal. Dr. Safta is a former director at Elias Hospital and a respected name in Romanian medicine. After failing a drug test at the , Halep was given a provisional suspension by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), with a potential ban of four years. Dr. Safta's hypothesis included a timeline of Halep's drug tests before and after the US Open. She stated how Halep tested negative on August 26 in New York and on August 3 in Toronto. However, on August 29, the Romanian's test came back positive for the banned substance Roxadustat, although in tiny traces that couldn't have been administered by a pill. Dr. Safta opined that either Halep's sample was contaminated in the laboratory, her recovery supplements were tampered with, or that someone inserted the banned substance into her food (although this last one was hard to believe). Sorry but it's too much so i used Google translate. Hope it's accurate Sorry but it's too much so i used Google translate. Hope it's accurate

It s her own doing so I m not going to feel super sympathetic – Sports writer and broadcaster on Simona Halep s doping suspension

Simona Halep at the 2022 US Open - Day 1 Sports journalist and commentator Kenny Ducey recently shared his opinion on Simona Halep's doping scandal. While discussing the matter on the , Ducey said that while the news was "shocking," it would have been more so if Halep had been challenging for Majors like she was a few years ago. "We’re all shocked. She’s been on and off the court this year, and obviously, I think it would be more shocking if this were last year or the year before, where she (was) going deep in the Slams and she obviously won Wimbledon three years ago," Ducey . Ducey added that Halep was the last person he would have expected to test positive for a banned substance and that while it was an unfortunate situation, it was of her own making. "I mean, obviously, it’s her own doing, so I'm not going to feel super sympathetic; I think that it sucks," he continued. "There’s really nothing else to say, and it was definitely surprising and I think that, that wasn’t really someone I expected to come out (with a positive doping test)." Poll : Who will win the 2022 ATP finals? Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev Stefanos Tsitsipas 1338 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found