Wimbledon tennis champion Simona Halep hit with SECOND doping charge after being suspended since October

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SIMONA HALEP has received an additional anti-doping charge from drug busters.

The 2019 Wimbledon champion has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis since October 2022 following a positive drugs test.

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In the biggest tennis doping controversy since the Maria Sharapova meldonium saga, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) discovered banned substance Roxadustat in a sample that Halep provided at last year’s US Open.

The ITIA has tonight announced that the Romanian has been charged with a further and separate breach of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme.

This is in relation to alleged irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport, which is used to monitor blood parameters over time and identify potential Anti-Doping Rule Violations.

Nicole Sapstead, Senior Director for Anti-Doping at the ITIA, said: “We understand that today’s announcement adds complexity to an already high-profile situation.

“From the outset of this process – and indeed any other at the ITIA – we have remained committed to engaging with Halep in an empathetic, efficient, and timely manner.

“We do, of course, appreciate there is a great deal of media interest in these cases. It would be inappropriate for us to comment on specifics until the conclusion of the process.

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“But we will continue to engage with the Sport Resolutions independent tribunal and Ms. Halep’s representatives as expeditiously as possible.”

Halep professed her innocence last month, saying: “Knowingly, I have not taken any banned substance. I’m a big supporter of clean sports and have always been against doping.”

Speaking to a website that was co-founded by her coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Halep said she was unhappy to still be waiting for her doping case to be heard.

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The 31-year-old is a two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No.1.

She claimed her maiden major at the 2018 French Open, triumphing over American Sloane Stephens in a dramatic three-sets final.

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Halep then won Wimbledon the following year, demolishing Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 on Centre Court.

GettyHalep, 31, won Wimbledon in 2019[/caption]

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