MOSCOW, Oct 21 Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, suspended for anti-doping rule violation, posted a plea of innocence on Twitter. A sample taken from the former world number one while participating in the US Open in August 2022 tested positive for the drug roxadustat. «Today begins the toughest match of my life: struggle for truth. I was informed that I tested positive for a substance called roxadustat in an extremely small amount, which was the biggest shock in my life,» wrote Halep. didn't cross my mind as it is completely against all the values that I was taught.Faced with such injustice, I feel completely bewildered.I will fight to the end to prove that I am a nickname when knowingly did not take any prohibited substances. I believe that sooner or later the truth will come out,” added the athlete.
