Ben and Tumaini read the 126-page decision in the tribunal's decision to convict former No. 1 Simona Halep on two charges of intentional doping, and give you a deep dive into the details of the document and expound on what it all means.
In the first half of this episode we get into the details so you don't have to, explaining the reasons why the tribunal was "comfortably satisfied" of Halep's guilt, and how they arrived to those two parallel verdicts through different detection methods. We also discuss why Halep's defenses failed, and what she was trying to achieve with her focus on delays to the process.
In the second part of the deep dive, we explore the ramifications of these convictions, the most serious convictions a tennis star has ever received, and what they mean for Halep, her coach Patrick Mouratoglou, and the sport of tennis writ large.
There's a lot to unpack here, and it's not always fun, but we hope we can shed some light on this complex case for you.
Thank you for listening, and if you enjoy deep dives into tennis please pre-order Ben's biography of Naomi Osaka, coming out soon!
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Episode 141d: Australian Open Day 4: Hooroo, Hewitt! Yokoso, Osaka!
Episode 141c: Australian Open Day 3: Stanky or Tanky?
Episode 141b: Australian Open Day 2: Feel-Good Upset
Episode 141a: Australian Open Day 1: Fixin' for a Fixin'
Episode 140: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Draw, Draw, Draw!
Episode 139: Starting on the Right Foot
Episode 138: Wobbly Stars and Fierce Pearce
Episode 137: Hey, Remember When 2015 Happened?
Episode 136: O Come, All Ye Random Numbers
Episode 135: Lindsay Davenport (and Olympic Chat)
Episode 134a: Serena Williams is Sportsperson of the Year
Episode 134: Kickin' Back in the Off-Season.
Episode 133: Murray Family Values
Episode 132: Novak's Greatness and Our Gratefulness
Episode 131: Boot and Rally
Episode 130: Now, Challenger Remnants
Episode 129: Round-Robin, Radwanska, Roger-Rafa
Episode 128: Tennis Makes Us Feel Things
Episode 127: Jiří Fencl
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