Simona Halep says she ‘can’t wait’ to get back to playing professional tennis after her doping ban was reduced to nine months. The former World No 1 was initially slapped with a four-year ban but is now free to return to playing after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Halep had tested positive for Roxadustat, a banned substance that stimulates the production of red blood cells, at the US Open in 2022. The 32-year-old Romanian was also later charged in May 2023 with irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) but this charge has now been cleared. After being giv…
