Simona Halep has been busy behind the scenes trying to clear her name after having been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis...
READ MORELondon | Halep gets back to on court training as she waits
by Barbara Wancke | Nov 29, 2022 | Off Court
Simona Halep has been spotted training at the Stejarii Complex in Romania, which is is owned by Ion Tiriac, her first sighting on court since the news broke that the...
London | Tennis fraternity rallies around Halep
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 26, 2022 | Off Court
Speculation continues to rumble around Simona Halep, and her provisional ban from professional tennis, after testing positive for the banned substance roxadustat, for which...
London | Support for suspended Halep
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 23, 2022 | Off Court
The world of tennis is shocked at the news that Simona Help, a former World No 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion, has been provisionally suspended following a positive test...
London | Halep provisionally suspended following positive drug test
by Barbara Wancke | Oct 21, 2022 | Off Court
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Friday that former World No 1 Simona Halep has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned...
London | Halep has a nose job and pulls out of the rest of the season
by Barbara Wancke | Sep 16, 2022 | Off Court
Former World No 1 Simona Halep stated on Instagram on Thursday that she will not play again this year, a few days after having announced that she had underwent nose surgery...
Further Reading

London | WTA Roundup – Action kicks off in Lyon and Hua Hin
Jan 31, 2023
Lyon | WTA 250 Open 6éme Sens Métropole de Lyon Putting the triumphs and disappointments behind them, many of the top player are taking time off but not so, Caroline Garcia, the World No 5, who is the top seed in her home town of Lyon in France.

Melbourne | AO Shorts… a diary from Down Under
Jan 31, 2023
A summary of the news in and around the recent Australian Open…

Melbourne | Djokovic wins record tenth Aussie title.
Jan 29, 2023
For the second time in his career, Stefanos Tsitsipas found himself denied a grand slam title by Novak Djokovic who claimed the Australian Open title for his tenth Aussie crown and draw level on 22 grand slam titles with arch rival Rafa Nadal.

Melbourne | Sabalenka and Rybakina reflect on a special AO final
Jan 29, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka was playing as a neutral when she won the women’s singles title on Saturday at the Australian Open, but her country’s name, Belarus, or rather ‘BYN’, will not feature on the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup due to the War in Ukraine.

Melbourne | Krejcikova & Siniakova successfully defend their AO title
Jan 29, 2023
The Czech pairing of Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova successfully defended their ladies doubles title at the Australian Open on Sunday, when they beat Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara for their 7th major win together, and extending their Grand Slam...