Simona Halep posted a video on Tuesday of her practising on the courts of the upcoming Miami Open in what will probably be her first aggressive look since profitable an enchantment over a doping suspension.
The Romanian former world primary had her four-year doping ban minimize to 9 months by the highest court docket for international sport final week, making her eligible to return to competitors instantly.
“Looks like I by no means left,” Halep wrote in an Instagram story with a winking emoji.
“First day again, thanks @miamiopen.”
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The 32-year-old Halep, a former Wimbledon and French Open champion, was suspended in October 2022 after she examined constructive for roxadustat – a banned drug that stimulates the manufacturing of crimson blood cells – on the U.S. Open that yr.
She was additionally charged with one other doping offence final yr on account of irregularities in her athlete organic passport (ABP), a technique designed to watch completely different blood parameters over time to disclose potential doping.
Halep, who vigorously denied the fees in opposition to her, mentioned that she would more than likely have been compelled to retire if the preliminary four-year ban was maintained.
The Miami Open runs March 17-31.
