Simona Halep introduced she is going to make her return to tennis after greater than 17 months on the Miami Open later this month.
The previous world No. 1 shared the information in an Instagram publish Thursday.
“I am thrilled to allow you to all know that I shall be making my return to the WTA Tour in two weeks on the Miami Open,” Halep wrote. “Thanks to the match for giving me this chance and I can not wait to be again on courtroom and competing.”
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Halep, a two-time main champion, was cleared to return to competitors Tuesday after the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport accepted her declare that she was not fully at fault for her optimistic doping take a look at and lowered her ban from 4 years to 9 months.
As she has not performed for the reason that US Open in September 2022, the ban was utilized retroactively, making Halep eligible to play instantly.
Halep, 32, examined optimistic for roxadustat, a banned blood-booster substance, on the 2022 US Open. She has been steadfast in denying any wrongdoing and instantly appealed the four-year punishment when it was handed down final 12 months.
This week, the CAS judges decided Halep “established on the steadiness of possibilities” her optimistic take a look at for a banned substance “entered her physique by way of the consumption of a contaminated complement.” Halep had blamed contaminated dietary dietary supplements for the optimistic take a look at.
“Though the CAS panel discovered that Ms. Halep did bear some stage of fault or negligence for her violations, as she didn’t train ample care when utilizing the Keto MCT complement, it concluded that she bore no vital fault or negligence,” the courtroom mentioned.
Because of her prolonged absence from the game, Halep at present is unranked and wishes wild playing cards for entry at WTA occasions. She is a two-time semifinalist in Miami and final received a title on the 1000-level Canadian Open in August 2022.
