Be careful what you say, it may backfire. That’s exactly what Simona Halep didn’t do when she felt confident enough to criticize dopers amid the Maria Sharapova meldonium scandal. The Romanian’s criticising comments haven’t aged well, as she’s now facing not one but two doping charges.
The Sharapova saga
Back in 2016, the tennis world was rocked by the Maria Sharapova doping scandal. To remind you, the five-time Grand Slam champion tested positive for meldonium during the 2016 Australian Open. Meldonium was suddenly added to the list of banned substances by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on January 1, 2016. The substance was contained in a medication that Sharapova had been using for a legitimate health issue for years. Her agent Max Eisenbud failed to realize that meldonium had been added to the prohibited substances list and it was a very costly mistake.
It was during this tumultuous period that Simona Halep couldn’t resist voicing her disdain for athletes involved in doping controversies. Little did she know that fate had a twist in store for her.
Halep’s critical strike
Following Sharapova’s two-year ban being reduced to 15 months, Halep boldly criticized the decision to grant the Russian a wildcard…
