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(Reuters) -Two-times major winner Simona Halep of Romania has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood-booster roxadustat, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday.
Two-time grand slam champion Simona Halep failed a doping test at the US Open, the International Tennis Integrity Agency has announced.
Gauff, 18, and Garcia join world number one Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula in the singles draw for the finals in Fort Worth, Texas from October 31 to November 7. Gauff will also play in the doubles with partner Pegula, making them the first Americans to take part in the WTA Finals in both singles and doubles since Serena and Venus Williams in 2009.
Former British junior Tanysha Dissanayake has retired from tennis at the age of 21 due to the effects of long Covid, saying she feels “a million years away” from being able to play again. Dissanayake played alongside Emma Raducanu at a third-tier tournament in Sunderland before the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March 2020. Ad She was close to breaking into the top 1,000 in the world rankings at the time but did not compete again for another year.
Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu says her comeback this season is going better than expected and she is feeling «way less pressure» than before. Andreescu, 22, enjoyed a breakout year in 2019 when she won Indian Wells and then beat Serena Williams in the final of the US Open. She was the first teenage Grand Slam singles champion since Maria Sharapova in 2006 and hit No.
Yoshihito Nishioka is turning into a problem for Dan Evans. Having won all five of their previous meetings, Nishioka improved his head-to-head record to 6-0 against Evans with a straight-sets victory in Seoul. The lop-sided record is made even more surprising as Nishioka has been ranked at least 10 places lower than Evans every time they have met.
The grand slam winners Li Na and Samantha Stosur made bright starts, and Venus Williams gave a defiant performance on the opening day of Wimbledon. But, unfortunately for the veteran American, it came in the news conference room rather than on court.
European Championship steeplechase silver medallist Ahmed Abdelwahed has been suspended after testing positive for meldonium, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Monday.