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Simona Halep has seemingly responded to Serena Williams’ shade, saying she was told by someone that some players are “hating on me because I beat them.” Last week, the independent tribunal handed Halep a four-year doping ban from tennis.
A couple of hours later, Williams made a post on X that many felt was a shot at Halep. In 2019, Halep beat Williams 6-2 6-2 in the Wimbledon final. Williams never again made the final at Wimbledon and she finished with seven Wimbledon titles.
“8 is a better number,” Williams wrote on X after the news of Halep receiving a four-year doping ban.
Halep responds to Williams’ shade
“I think everyone has the right to judge me because the tribunal decided that I have the fault here.
Someone told me today that those players who are hating on me because I beat them,” Halep told Front Office Sports.
Meanwhile, Halep has highlighted that she is not accepting the decision of the independent tribunal.
Last week, Halep issued a lengthy statement, in which she defended herself and announced she was taking the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “My…
