“When I thought she couldn’t go any lower” – Serena Williams’ reaction to Simona Halep upsets fans who criticize the American for being unsympathetic.

Serena Williams takes a thinly veiled dig at Simona Halep

“When I thought she couldn’t go any lower” – Serena Williams’ reaction to Simona Halep upsets fans who criticize the American for being unsympathetic.

(L) Simona Halep, (R) Serena Williams ( Via Yahoo, ABC news)

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has always been harsh on its rules and regulations. Players usually face resistance from them. One of the players, Simona Halep was given a 4-year ban for Doping. The two-time Grand Slam champion tested positive for Roxadustat at last year’s US Open and has been banned from professional tennis for 4 years.

Halep’s rival Serena Williams took a low blow at her on the internet. “8 is a better number” tweeted the American. The 23-time Grand Slam champion faced Halep at the 2019 Wimbledon finals where the Romanian won and denied Selena her 8th title. Fans are firing shots at Serena for her reaction to the ban. Many ripples have been created in the tennis community after Serena’s comments. Some of the tweets from the fans were.

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Romanian tennis came in support of their player and wronged Serena for her low-blow comments. “To anyone (i.e. @serenawilliams) who wants to try and say Simona’s Wimbledon win should be disqualified or in question, here are my receipts! This is from the 2019 testing summary, Simona was tested 10 times in comp. and 17 out, with 0 issues! She was 100% clean then no questions!” tweeted Romanian Tennis.

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Related: “ITIA didn’t look for truth,” Simona Halep gets the backing of coach Patrick Mouratoglou after being handed with a 4-year suspension for doping

Simona Halep’s coach Patrick, backs up his player who was given a 4-year ban

Simona Halep with coach Patrick
Simona Halep with coach Patrick Mouratoglou (Via iNews)

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, once ranked world number one, was banned for four years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for doping. The fans were left surprised by the sudden decision. However, her coach Patrick Mouratoglou makes his stand clear and blames the ITIA for falsely accusing Halep. “ The process and the ITIA have been totally unfair to Simona and it is totally unacceptable,” says Patrick. This statement by the coach got some fans towards the Romanian but still many are firing shots at her for doping. However, with Serena Williams’ reaction, fans shifted focus towards the American. Here are some more fan tweets.

Halep’s contentious 4-year ban from tennis took the world by surprise but the fans were left aghast when Serena Williams had clinically reacted to the situation. Fans were accusing Williams of being unsympathetic and gloating over Halep’s ban. Situations are not looking good for Halep, but fans are standing with her in the case of false allegations from other players. In the end, whether Serena’s reaction towards Halep’s ban was just or not, remains subjective and open-ended.

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