Simona Halep appeared to throw a subtle shade at WTA Players’ Council members and insinuate that Jessica Pegula, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Garcia and some other players weren’t interested in helping her restore her ranking following a doping suspension.
After appealing to the CAS about the ITIA’s ruling and their four-year ban verdict, the former world No. 1 managed to clear her name and see her suspension reduced from four years to nine month – that allowed her to automatically return to action in March. However, most importantly, the two-time Grand Slam champion was able to prove that she 100 percent didn’t knowingly or intentionally take a banned substance as she was a victim of a contaminated supplement.
When Halep tested positive for Roxadustat in 2022 October, she was ranked at No. 9 in the world. When she made a comeback in the spring, she didn’t even have a ranking.
Since the 33-year-old was able to prove that she didn’t intend to dope, she thought it was fair to get her old ranking back. But it didn’t happen.
On Instagram, a fan account about Romanian tennis issued a post, claiming that Halep reached out to the WTA Players’ Council asking for help but they didn’t want to help.
“So apparently Simona tried to get help from the WTA player’s council about…
