Tennis

“No chance” that Simona Halep took a doping product voluntarily

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3 years ago

October 24, 2022

Nancy

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Simona Halep

(Sydney) Simona Halep’s former coach, Australian Darren Cahill, assured Monday that there was “no chance” that the Romanian had voluntarily taken doping products, three days after the provisional suspension of the ex-N.1 world.

“There is no way Simona knowingly or willingly took a substance from the banned list. None. Zero,” Cahill wrote in a statement posted to Instagram.

The 31-year-old Roland-Garros (2018) and Wimbledon (2019) champion has been provisionally suspended for testing positive for Roxadustat, a drug that stimulates the production of red blood cells, at the last States Open. United in August, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Friday.

The player said she would “fight to the end” to prove her innocence after suffering “the biggest shock of her life”.

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According to Cahill, her trainer for six years, the Romanian was always “extremely attentive to anything a doctor might prescribe for her (which was rare) and any supplements she used or considered using”.

“Simona kept telling us to double check, triple check to make sure everything was legal, safe and allowed. If you are not sure, I do not take it, “he wrote, reporting the words of his protegee, whose integrity he considers “flawless”.

“I stand by his side,” he concluded.

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Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

Tennis

Andreeva beat Eala in an exhibition tournament match in Macau

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46 minutes ago

December 28, 2025

Gary

Andreeva beat Eala in an exhibition tournament match in Macau

Mirra Andreeva / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva beat the representative of the Philippines Alexandra Eala in the match of the MGM Tennis Masters exhibition tournament, which takes place in Macau.

The meeting ended with Andreeva’s victory with a score of 6:4, 6:2.

The result of the match guaranteed victory for Conchita Martinez’s team, for which the Russian plays, over Li Na’s team. Team Martinez is also represented by Chinese Wu Yibing and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The tournament takes place from December 27 to 28.

Andreeva is the winner of three WTA tournaments in singles and two in doubles, Olympic silver medalist in pairs, semi-finalist at Roland Garros 2024. Currently, the athlete ranks ninth in the WTA rankings.

Source: Sportbox

Gary

I am a sports journalist who has written for a number of Sportish. I have a background in journalism and have been writing since I was young. My main focus is sports news, but I also write about general news. I am currently working as an author at Sportish.

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Aryna Sabalenka – Nick Kyrgios. Battle of the sexes. Watch online. Live broadcast

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5 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Nancy

Aryna Sabalenka – Nick Kyrgios. Battle of the sexes. Watch online. Live broadcast

On December 28, there will be an exhibition match between the world’s first rackets in women’s singles. Arina Sabalenko Finalist at Wimbledon 2022 Nick Kyrgios from Australia.

The so-called “Battle of the Sexes” will take place at the arena in Dubai (UAE) and will start at around 18:00 Kiev time on Sunday.

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The winner will be the person who wins two sets. In the event of a change of game, a tiebreaker of up to 10 points will be determined.

Some changes have been made to the fighting rules. First, each person will only have one attempt to send. Secondly, Sabalenka’s court side will be shortened by 9%.

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Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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Billie Jean KING: The only similarity is that one is a man and the other is a woman.

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5 hours ago

December 28, 2025

Nancy

Billie Jean KING: The only similarity is that one is a man and the other is a woman.

tennis legend Billie Jean King He stated that the “Battle of the Sexes” match was played between Arina Sabalenko And Nick Kyrgios It’s “not the same” as his breakthrough reunion with Bobby Riggs.

American King defeated self-proclaimed chauvinist Riggs 6:4, 6:3, 6:3 in a $100,000 winner-take-all match in Houston in September 1973.

An estimated 90 million people worldwide watched the 29-year-old King win the bo5 match against the 55-year-old former Wimbledon and US Open singles champion. The fight is considered an important part of the women’s rights movement and the fight for equality in sports.

World number one Sabalenka, 27, will face Wimbledon 2022 finalist Kyrgios, 30, on December 28 in Dubai. The name of the match was “Battle of the Sexes”.

When asked if he saw any similarities between the matches, King said:

“The only similarity is that one is a man and the other is a woman. That’s it. Everything else is not like that. Our match was about social change, it was about the cultural context of 1973. This match is not about that. I hope the match is great and of course I want Sabalenka to win, but it’s not the same thing.”

Some see the match between four-time Grand Slam singles champion Sabalenka and former world No. 13 Kyrgios as harmless fun, but others believe Sabalenka’s defeat could devalue women’s tennis.

The exhibition match will be played over two sets won and if necessary (1-1 in games) a tiebreaker will be decided up to 10 points.

Each player will serve only once, and Sabalenka’s side of the court will be 9% smaller. Tournament organizers Evolve said women moved around the course an average of 9% slower than men, so it was decided to shorten Arina’s portion of the course.

“I played three bo5 sets with Bobby, on normal court, and didn’t change a thing,” King recalls. “I either play under equal conditions, or I don’t play at all,” I said. And Bobby loved it.”

King’s match came months after Riggs, who died in 1995 aged 77, beat world number one Margaret Court 6-1, 6-2 in the opening match of the Battle of the Sexes series.

The match took place the same year King founded the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and three years after a group of players known as the “Original Nine” left the tennis body.

The match also took place during the passage of Title IX legislation in the United States, which prohibits gender discrimination in all schools and educational programs and guarantees equal conditions, opportunities, and support for men’s and women’s sports teams.

“My match was really political. It was a very difficult time culturally,” King, 82, added. “I knew I had to defeat him for social change.” “I had many reasons to win.”

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.