"Someone powerful must hate her" - Tennis fans concerned for Simona Halep's career after ITIA accuses Romanian of 2nd doping violation

Simona Halep being charged with a second doping violation by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has left tennis fans astounded.Halep has been provisionally suspended from the tour since October 2022, having tested positive for Roxadustat following her first-round exit from the US Open. In April, the 31-year-old broke her silence on the matter and denied any intentional use of the banned substance. She also expressed frustration with the delay in her hearing.On Friday, May 19, the ITIA charged the Romanian with a second doping offense which &quot;is separate and in addition to&quot; her charges from last year. The agency announced that the basis for the charge stemmed from irregularities in her athlete's biological passport, as determined by an independent expert panel.Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergThings going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA:496166Things going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA: https://t.co/E6IJFfoSZUSeveral fans suggested that the second charge signaled the end of Simona Halep's career as a professional athlete.&quot;That's pretty much her career and reputation tarnished for good,&quot; a fan wroteIjaz Uddin@uddinbijaz97@BenRothenberg That’s pretty much her career and reputation tarnished for good. 🤷&zwj;♂️2@BenRothenberg That’s pretty much her career and reputation tarnished for good. 🤷&zwj;♂️&quot;My god she is over. Career and legacy in one,&quot; another fan chimed in.HalepOUT (共产主义时代)@FuckHalepOUTMy god she is over. Career and legacy in one twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergThings going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA:4170Things going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA: https://t.co/E6IJFfoSZUMy god she is over. Career and legacy in one twitter.com/benrothenberg/…&quot;That's her finished for good now. Sure more are to come,&quot; a user tweeted.Neil@spadeloads@BenRothenberg That’s her finished for good now. Sure more are to come…2@BenRothenberg That’s her finished for good now. Sure more are to come…The timing of the second charge also raised eyebrows among fans, with one fan questioning the reason for its arrival after an eight-month long delay.&quot;8 months later and now a 2nd charge. What is going on!!!,&quot; a user tweeted.Elisabeth1011@Elisabeth1011@BenRothenberg 8 months later and now a 2nd charge. What is going on!!!6@BenRothenberg 8 months later and now a 2nd charge. What is going on!!!&quot;The timing is just suspicious. She went public talking about her situation and after not even 1 month BOOM there is another charge. Whom are they protecting so they are willing to sacrifice her career,&quot; another fan commented.Di@theunrealDi@BenRothenberg The timing is just suspicious. She went public talking about her situation and after not even 1 month BOOM there is another charge. Whom are they protecting so they are willing to sacrifice her career. @WTA10@BenRothenberg The timing is just suspicious. She went public talking about her situation and after not even 1 month BOOM there is another charge. Whom are they protecting so they are willing to sacrifice her career. @WTAHere are some more fan reactions:Adonis Mendoza@adomendoza@BenRothenberg Someone powerful must hate her 🥺 @Simona_Halep25@BenRothenberg Someone powerful must hate her 🥺 @Simona_HalepSebi Cable@SebiCable@BenRothenberg When she made her statement two weeks ago about it taking too long to render her appeal, she already knew this was coming down the pike. PR team is trying to paint the authorities as the bad guys. Now, people will question any positive tests.11@BenRothenberg When she made her statement two weeks ago about it taking too long to render her appeal, she already knew this was coming down the pike. PR team is trying to paint the authorities as the bad guys. Now, people will question any positive tests.Uncut James@badderboijayjayI pray that my haters are never as competent as Halep’s because her career is OVER twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergThings going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA:1171Things going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA: https://t.co/E6IJFfoSZUI pray that my haters are never as competent as Halep’s because her career is OVER twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Non-anxiety Magnet (parody)@goesonrantsWtf???? It was just starting to look like she might be cleared soon, this is so absurd twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergThings going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA:507171Things going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA: https://t.co/E6IJFfoSZUWtf???? It was just starting to look like she might be cleared soon, this is so absurd twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Winston S@WinstonSmith85@BenRothenberg Ugh. Cheaters suck. Give all her titles to the runners up.5@BenRothenberg Ugh. Cheaters suck. Give all her titles to the runners up.Ⓜ️𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝔻𝕚𝕕𝕕𝕪@V_Cat1@BenRothenberg Christ. She gonna be gone 2 years.4@BenRothenberg Christ. She gonna be gone 2 years.matei@makeupmateii think we need to give all of her titles, especially her wimbledon title, to the runner-up. it’s the only solution in my eyes. twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergThings going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA:175Things going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA: https://t.co/E6IJFfoSZUi think we need to give all of her titles, especially her wimbledon title, to the runner-up. it’s the only solution in my eyes. twitter.com/benrothenberg/…SRF@S_RF_CAAre people now gonna give Halep the Sharapova treatment or not? Or still think she’s actually innocent? Clear doper. Enough of portraying her as the victim, if you do you guys are a joke twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergThings going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA:508171Things going from bad to worse for former WTA #1 Simona Halep, who has been off tour since her positive test at 2022 US Open for a banned substance.She's now charged with a second, separate anti-doping breach for irregularities found in her biological passport.From the ITIA: https://t.co/E6IJFfoSZUAre people now gonna give Halep the Sharapova treatment or not? Or still think she’s actually innocent? Clear doper. Enough of portraying her as the victim, if you do you guys are a joke twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Simona Halep faces &quot;leagues more serious&quot; charges than Maria Sharapova, says tennis journalistSimona Halep and Maria Sharapova 2017 US OpenWhile sharing the news of Simona Halep being charged with a new doping violation, tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg added his thoughts on the matter.Rothenberg stated that the Romanian's charges were the most severe faced by any World No. 1. He deemed them to be &quot;leagues more serious&quot; than the charges levelled at Maria Sharapova.&quot;Simona Halep still will get her chance to appeal and profess her innocence, and we will find out more about this second charge, but it’s worth putting in context that these are the most severe doping charges any #1 tennis player has faced. Leagues more serious than Sharapova,&quot; Rothenberg tweeted.Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergSimona Halep still will get her chance to appeal and profess her innocence, and we will find out more about this second charge, but it’s worth putting in context that these are the most severe doping charges any #1 tennis player has faced.Leagues more serious than Sharapova. twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergHalep tested positive for Roxadustat, which is in the same category of banned substances as EPO in WADA's list of banned substances.11133Halep tested positive for Roxadustat, which is in the same category of banned substances as EPO in WADA's list of banned substances. https://t.co/LanR74l3jiSimona Halep still will get her chance to appeal and profess her innocence, and we will find out more about this second charge, but it’s worth putting in context that these are the most severe doping charges any #1 tennis player has faced.Leagues more serious than Sharapova. twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Maria Sharapova served a 15-month long ban after testing postitive for the banned substance meldonium during the 2016 Australian Open.

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