The news about Simona Halep testing positive for a prohibited substance and her subsequent suspension has startled the tennis world. The International Tennis Integrity Agency handed down the suspension to the former world number one, who is currently ranked 9th in the WTA rankings.?
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Halep has won two Grand Slam titles, including the 2018 French Open and Wimbledon 2019. After learning about the shocking news, Williams? fans want Halep to be stripped off her 2019 Wimbledon title, considering that if she had defeated Halep, it would have been Serena’s 24th Grand Slam victory.
Serena Williams? fans want the 2019 title back from Halep
The former world number one took to her social media account to share her feelings about the ban. She addressed the whole failing the drug test incident to her fans and added that she felt misled and perplexed because she had never considered doing something like this.
The news got mixed reactions from fans. Some came in support of the Romanian player, but some also went out of the way to criticize her. However, the two-time Grand Slam champion is receiving a lot of hatred from Serena Williams fans, whom she defeated for her last major title. Here are some tweets:
I want Wimbledon 2019 stripped from her name!!!
A fan commented, “Typical Druggie reaction” to her explanation over the drug news.
https://twitter.com/ballfootfan/status/1583547073210638336?s=20&t=46rnLt-PH2rUcDcVifoJEA
While other fans wanted the Wimbledon title back from her.
Return our Wimbledon title EXPEDITIOUSLY!!!! Cc @alexisohanian
Some fans also blamed her for snatching the American legend’s 24th Grand Slam victory.
I can’t help but think of the 2019 Wimbledon Finals, where Serena lost what would have been her 24th and record-tying Grand Slam. Serena in the post conference was accepting of the loss, noting that Halep played “lights out tennis” and that there was nothing she could do.
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She took it at Wimbledon 2019. Take her title and give it to the runner up. 👀
That Wimbledon final against Serena! I knew it….
A hard season for Simona Halep
Earlier this year, the Romanian star made her comeback on the WTA tour with Serena’s former coach Patrick Mouratoglou by her side. Nevertheless, the duo was not able to win any major titles but managed to gain their fans’ trust by performing well in important tournaments, like reaching the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships.
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Leaving Simona Halep?s professional life aside, she also faced a lot of ups and downs in her personal life. First, it was her divorce within a year of marriage came as a shock and then it was her subsequent withdrawal from the WTA tour to deal with her personal life. Now, with the ban, it remains to be seen whether the Romanian star will challenge the decision.