Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been cleared for an immediate return to tennis after the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted that she was not entirely at fault for her positive doping test at the 2022 U.S. Open. The 32-year-old Romanian, a former top-ranked player, has been on hold for more than a year due to the doping allegations.
The CAS ruling lifted the allegation of suspected doping cheat from Halep, stating that her positive test for a banned blood-boosting substance was unintentional and caused by a contaminated supplement. As a result, her four-year ban was reduced to just nine months, which expired retroactively last July.
