Simona Halep Withdraws from U.S. Open Due to Doping Suspension: Replacement and Drug Details

2023-08-22 03:15:51

Simona Halep. (Video photo of Dazhi)

According to the report of the Associated Press today (22nd), Simona Halep, the two-time Grand Slam champion, withdrew from the U.S. Open due to a temporary suspension of doping. was replaced by Taylor Townsend in the draft.

According to the International Tennis Integrity Agency, Simona Halep tested positive for the banned drug Roxadustat at last year’s US Open.

Roxadustat is an EU-approved drug used to treat symptoms of anemia caused by chronic renal failure. According to the European Medicines Agency, it stimulates the body to produce more of the natural hormone erythropoietin (EPO).

Simona Halep, 31, from Romania, was charged with doping for the second time in May this year for violations of the athlete’s biological passport.

Simona Halep won the WTA title for the first time in 2017, winning the French Open in the 2018 Roland Garros final once morest Sloane Stephens and her second Grand Slam title in the 2019 Wimbledon Championships once morest Serena Williams .

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