In a brief remark upon leaving the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Simona Halep expressed her confidence in her ability to play tennis again following the hearing of her appeal behind closed doors over her four-year ban.
After spending three exhausting days in Lausanne, where Patrick Mouratoglou and his crew also attended and acknowledged their role in Halep using the tainted chemical that has kept her off the court since mid-2022 and is currently serving a four-year suspension, Halep has returned.
Halep, however, insisted on remaining innocent the entire time. Speaking outside the court, she expressed her confidence that the truth will be revealed and that her day on the court—a comeback to tennis—will arrive soon. If that turns out to be the case