Former tennis world number one Simona Halep has taken a key step towards clearing her name and lifting her suspension from competing.
The 31-year-old two-time Grand Slam winner is provisionally suspended after testing positive for the anti-anaemia drug Roxadustat at the US Open earlier this year. The Romanian star said she felt "completely confused and betrayed" by the news after the International Tennis Integrity Association confirmed her suspension.
But Halep, who won Wimbledon in 2019, has now reportedly taken a major step towards overturning the suspension by identifying that the substance came from a 'contaminated food supplement'.
