Latest Simona Halep News

Doping clouds tennis talk at the Australian Open with Sinner and Swiatek facing scrutiny

Jan. 09, 2025 05:04 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It is a topic that shadowed tennis in 2024 and is still a talking point as the 2025 Grand Slam season opens at the Australian Open on Sunday (Saturday EST): doping and the cases involving Jannik Sinner — which is still not resolved — and Iga Swiatek. ...

Djokovic says players have 'been kept in the dark' on Sinner, Swiatek doping breaches

Dec. 29, 2024 04:10 AM EST

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — On the eve of his return to the court, Novak Djokovic has weighed in on tennis’s high-profile doping cases and criticized what he perceives as double standards in the sport. The former world No. 1, who is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam title at next...

Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain

Dec. 26, 2024 08:53 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday because of pain in her knee and shoulder, the latest interruption of her comeback from a drug suspension. ...