MOSCOW, Oct 21. Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has been suspended for an anti-doping rule violation, according to the website of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). USA in August 2022, tested positive for the banned substance roxadustat (used to treat chronic kidney disease). A Romanian woman exercised the right to request a B sample analysis, which confirmed the results of the A sample. Halep, 31 years old. The athlete takes ninth place in the ranking of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), is the winner of 24 WTA tournaments in singles. The tennis player became the champion of Roland Garros (2018) and Wimbledon (2019). The Romanian became the third tennis player in history to earn more than $40 million in prize money.
