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!
Episode 56: Davis, Drouet, Doubles, and D'U-S-A
Episode 55b: U.S. Open and Shut (Part 2)
Episode 55a: U.S. Open and Shut (Part 1)
Episode 54: It's Gonna Be a U.S. Open Preview!
Episode 53: Jelena Jankovic and the Greatest Roadtrip in Sports
Episode 52A: Au Revoir, Marion Bartoli
Episode 52: A Canadian Double
Episode 51: Casting Summer in an American Desert
Episode 50: A Milestone Episode You Can't Refuse
Episode 49: Questioners, Federers, Numbers, and Ikers
Episode 48: Rennae Stubbs
Episode 47: A Drought Dies, A Butterfly Is Born
Episode 46: Wimbledon Goes Boom Boom
Episode 45: Wimbledon, Bloody Wimbledon
Episode 44: A Russian Sniper (and a Wimbledon Preview)
Episode 43: Halle Atcha Boy and Girl
Episode 42: Shortly Before La Fin
Episode 41: Demi-Paris! (French Open Halfway!)
Episode 40: French Open Preview Spectacular
Episode 39: A Slice of Rome
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