Former coach Darren Cahill's belief in Halep is 'unwavering' amid second doping violation
WTAMonday, 22 May 2023 at 03:30
The former
coach of Simona Halep, Darren Cahill, confirmed his support for the Romanian
following the doping accusation.
Simona
Halep is going through a difficult time after facing a new doping allegation.
The former world No. 1 was suspended after the 2022 US Open due to an altered
urine sample, and after several months without a trial, Halep recently appeared
in an interview where she requested a prompt trial and insisted on her
innocence.
"Since
October 7, when I got charged by the ITIA for a suspicion of doping, I have
lived the worst nightmare I have ever gone through in my life," claimed Halep
"I
feel helpless facing such harassment and a motivation on their behalf to prove
me guilty of something I never did.”
“Once
again, all my life I have been totally against any sort of cheating. It doesn't
align with my values," she added.
"The
only thing I hope for, at this point, is to have the possibility to finally
access the independent and impartial judges in a Tribunal, that will give me
the chance to prove my innocence."
On Friday,
the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) imposed a new doping charge on
her, eight months after the initial sanction, and former coach of the Romanian,
Darren Cahill, came out to offer his support once again for Halep
"I
stand by every single word of my original statement way back in October. My
belief and support of Simona is unwavering," wrote Cahill.
"I
look forward to her having the chance to present her case to the independent
panel asap," he added.
The 2-time
Grand Slam champion has received support from various tennis personalities in
addition to Cahill, such as Chris Evert, Sorana Cirstea, Patrick Mouratoglou, and Ashleigh
Barty, among others.
"I
released a statement when this came out about Simona and I'll be buried
standing next to that statement because of her integrity and the DNA she is
made of. There's no way she'd ever ever cheat," Cahill said
"She
is a great woman and a great person. There's no way she could have done the
wrong thing," he concluded.
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