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Simona Halep, 2-time major champ, gets provisional drug ban

FILE - Simona Halep, of Romania, returns a shot to Daria Snigur, of Ukraine, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in New York. Former No. 1-ranked player Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open last month. The ITIA announced the suspension Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, for Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion who is currently No. 9 in the WTA rankings. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

FILE - Romania's Simona Halep reacts after dropping a point during her win over Jessica Pegula during the women's National Bank Open semifinal tennis match in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Former No. 1-ranked player Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open last month. The ITIA announced the suspension Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, for Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion who is currently No. 9 in the WTA rankings.(Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

FILE - Romania's Simona Halep returns to Spain's Paula Badosa in a women's singles fourth round match on day eight of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 4, 2022. Former No. 1-ranked player Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open last month. The ITIA announced the suspension Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, for Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion who is currently No. 9 in the WTA rankings.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

FILE - Romania's Simona Halep returns to Amanda Anisimova in a women's singles quarterfinal match on day ten of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Former No. 1-ranked player Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open last month. The ITIA announced the suspension Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, for Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion who is currently No. 9 in the WTA rankings. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Simona Halep, 2-time major champ, gets provisional drug ban