Tennis Related - Off Court Serious Issues

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Another one who listed everything they were ingesting (14 supplements and vitamins) except the one thing that is a banned substance.

There have always been fans who believe any extended, unexplained absence from the tour is a silent ban. This year we've had two of them.

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From Halep's IG:

simonahalep

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I'm sitting and trying to understand, but it's really impossible for me to understand something like this. I stand and ask myself, why is there such a big difference in treatment and judgment? I can’t find and I don’t think there can be a logical answer. It can only be bad will from ITIA, the organization that has done absolutely everything to destroy me despite the evidence.
I really wanted to destroy the last years of my career, I wanted something that I could never have imagined would be wanted.
I always believed in good, I believed in fairness, I believed in goodness. It was painful, is painful and maybe the injustice that was done to me will always be painful. How is it possible that in identical cases happening around the same time ITIA to have completely different approaches to my detriment. How could I accept that the WTA and the players council did not want to return me the ranking that I deserved ?!
I lost two years of my career, I lost many nights when I couldn’t sleep, thoughts, anxiety, questions without answers... but I won justice. It turned out that it was a contamination and that the biological passport was a pure invention.
And I won something else, my soul remained clean!! I feel disappointed, I feel mad, I feel frustrated, but I do not feel evil even now.
I am grateful for the support and unconditional love of those who have been by my side every day. THANK YOU! In all the naughtiness, I also received love because those who offered me love in those moments really knew me! Perhaps this is the biggest victory!
As we know well that every morning the sun rises for everyone, but it’s good to rise finding yourself with a flawless soul! And that's how I am, packed and proud of what I am!

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[ashkor87]

The lack of transparency is concerning..the wta owes us fans the truth

And what were all these great journalists doing?

Making sure they continue to have access to the players and their teams.

To what end?

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After Swiatek's fake 'personal issues' and 'illness' , I am beginning to wonder about Rybakina...! Am I alone in this?!

[ponchi101]

Rybakina has been taking the court for the last two years with her shoulder wrapped in 1/4 mile of kynio tape. I will not put her in the "I suspect doping" wagon yet.

My issue with the "It was a very small amount" defense.
ALL medical products get metabolized. So: did you take a very small amount yesterday (contamination) or did you take a very large amount last month (doping)? Of which there are now only traces.
And Simona's complaint rings very true.

[Owendonovan]

It seems more and more like Simona has a legitimate lawsuit. If she sued for lost and future earnings, we’re talking $10’s of millions.

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Thanks to this Iga situation every vague break from the tour for "personal reasons" is now suspect.

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The wording of this is...something

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[ashkor87]

https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/si ... ifferently

I do think she was treated too harshly, though the circumstances were not quite the same...