Latest Simona Halep News

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. ...

Halep dismayed at how Swiatek's doping case was handled compared to her own

Nov. 29, 2024 14:08 PM EST

Simona Halep, the former Wimbledon and French Open champion tennis player, has expressed dismay at the way Iga Swiatek's doping case was handled compared to her own. Halep, a 33-year-old Romanian who initially received a four-year ban for doping, said there had been severe...