Cas verdict on doping case: ban drastically reduced – tennis star Halep about to make a comeback. Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep was suspended for doping for a year and a half.
The 32-year-old Romanian tested positive for the substance roxadustat, which is on the doping list, during the US Open 2022. The kidney medication, similar to Epo, increases the number of red blood cells and thus has a performance-enhancing effect. At Halep, the substance was detected in both the A and B samples, which resulted in an initial suspension.