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Serena Williams’ ex-coach can’t understand why Simona Halep is ‘going hard’ on Iga Swiatek ‘publicly’ amid doping row
Serena Williams‘ former coach Rennae Stubbs called out Simona Halep for criticizing Iga Swiatek publicly. Since the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) released Swiatek’s doping report, Halep has been condemning the organization, accusing them of double standards.
Halep was herself a victim of accidental contamination and the ITIA initially handed her a four-year ban. Whereas in Swiatek’s case, the ITIA imposed just a one-month ban and this triggered a massive controversy. Halep certainly was not at all satisfied with the verdicts given to both Swiatek and Jannik Sinner but Stubbs urged her not to put the blame on the players but on the ITIA.
Swiatek was consuming melatonin but it was contaminated with the banned drug trimetazidine. She was provisionally suspended after failing the test and missed three tournaments.