Tennis Star Simona Halep Provisionally Suspended After Failing Drug Test
Photo: Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/GettyTwo-time Grand Slam winnerSimona Halepsaid she had “the biggest shock” of her life when she was notified her drug tests came back positive this month.The International Tennis Integrity Agencyconfirmed on Fridaythat Halep, 31, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned substances.The Romanian tennis star provided the sample duringthe US Openin August, but wasn’t notified of the results until October 7. Her sample was divided into A and B samples, both of which returned positive results for roxadustat, a prohibited substance in the 2022 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List....