Simona Halep’s former coach says ‘no chance’ the two-time grand slam champion knowingly took banned substance
Simona Halep was found with a banned substance at the end of their WTA final on Sunday
The Romanian had been taken the morning of the final and didn’t attend court
A Romanian tennis star’s former coach says there is ‘no chance’ the two-time grand slam champions knowingly took a banned substance.
Simona Halep was found with the banned substance at the end of their WTA final on Sunday (pictured), something she says she accidentally ingested.
The Romanian was taken from her apartment in a private car with an excuse but the coach, Gabriela Panova, said the player said: ‘I drank some juice, I don’t think it was that bad’
Simona Halep was found with a banned substance at the end of their WTA final on Sunday after an argument with her coaches, according to the coach.
Simona, who won two consecutive grand slams when she was 19 in 2011 and 2012, was taken from her apartment in a private car with an excuse but the coach believes her story.
Simona, who won two consecutive grand slams when she was 19 in 2011 and 2012, was taken by ambulance from her apartment in a private car at the end of their final at Wimbledon this afternoon.
The Romanian was taken from her apartment in a private car (pictured) with an excuse but the coach believes her story
After the match she was not brought to court.
A team of 15 people were waiting for her in the changing rooms with a team of four security guards, she and the coach had an argument and the Romanian had eaten some fruit and sugar-coated sweets.
The coach, Gabriela Panova, told Daily Mail Online: ‘In my opinion the explanation is not so complicated.
‘Simona had taken some fruit and sugar-coated sweets and an accident happened.
‘It was not a very nice accident, she ate some fruit and sugar-coated sweets. That is the simple explanation.
‘They (the Romanian players) had taken the substance that morning.
‘I think they had drunk a little juice and not the juice that they were drinking.
‘My opinion is that this was not a very nice accident and I am sure it will be clear soon.
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