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Halep free to resume career after doping ban cut to nine months

SIMONA HALEP is free to resume her career after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced her doping ban from four years to nine months today.

The former Wimbledon champion tested positive for the blood-boosting drug Roxadustat at the US Open in 2022 and was handed the long ban last September.

Halep appealed to CAS and, following a hearing last month, the court has dramatically reduced the Romanian’s suspension.

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