Romania¡¯s former world No. 1 Simona Halep said on Tuesday that she would appeal to sport¡¯s highest court against an International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) decision to ban her for four years after two separate anti-doping rule violations.
The 31-year-old former Wimbledon and French Open champion had been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after testing positive for banned blood-booster roxadustat at the U.S. Open last year, where she lost in the first round.
Halep said she ¡°refused to accept their (ITIA) decision of a four-year ban,¡± which runs until Oct. 6, 2026.
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