” “I cannot wait to return to the tour,” Simona Halep said. Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Simona Halep scored a career-saving victory off court. Former world No. 1 Halep scored a major victory in her appeal of her four-year doping ban. The Court of Arbitration for Sport unanimously ruled Halep’s four-year ban is reduced…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, March 4, 2024 Andrey Rublev‘s appeal ability is more effective than his argumentative skills. The fifth-ranked Rublev has prevailed in his appeal the penalties incurred after his Dubai default on Friday. More: Richard Evans Q&A The ATP has ruled Rublev will retain all ranking points as well as the $157,755…
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has decided to appeal his five-game suspension, initiating the process with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. Rielly received the suspension on Tuesday for cross-checking Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig in the final moments of Saturday’s game. The appeal comes after Rielly missed the first game of the suspension as the…
Simona Halep has made her appeal of the 4-year doping ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a 3-day hearing last week held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Well, it was a long hearing and what I can say is that I had the chance to show my defence. I really believe that the…
Simona Halep‘s doping saga has been one of the major talking points in 2023, and it is set to dominate the tennis pages once again in the early part of next year. The Romanian has received the backing of former WTA No. 1 Chris Evert, who was recently diagnosed with a recurrence of ovarian cancer…
Getty Images Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz won’t be able to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics through Davis Cup participation, but that is unlikely to stop them from competing. International Tennis Federation rules state that to be eligible for the Olympics, a player must be part of his country’s Davis Cup team at least…
