Simona Halep drugs ban
The drugs ban handed down to Simona Halep is essentially a career-ending decision. The former world number one will be 35-years-old when the suspension expires in 2026, and at that age it will surely be next to impossible to regain her former level after such a long time away from the game. She has always insisted she was innocent, and following the ban she told Front Office Sports that she considered the ruling a ‘complete shock and disaster.’ “When I received the decision, I was in complete shock,” she said. “I could not believe that they suspended me for four years when we found the contamination and my blood was totally normal. “They didn’t find anything bad in my blood. It’s crazy that they made this decision with everything [her legal team presented]. They judged me on scenarios. There is no proof. It’s just insane. “Mentally, it’s been a disaster for me because I wasn’t expecting something like this. I’ve always been careful with what I put in my body, and I have never taken something without checking. So, it is a shock.”READ NEXT: Daniil Medvedev offers flimsy excuse for ugly finger incident in Paris
