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Former No. 1 tennis player Simona Halep files appeal against doping ban

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the four-year ban she received for doping violations.

The court said Tuesday it has registered Ms. Halep's appeal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency's decision in September.

The ITIA ruled that the 32-year-old Halep “committed intentional anti-doping rule violations " after failing a drug test during the 2022 U.S. Open and for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport.

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