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<\/p>\nTennis star Maria Sakkari says she is \u201cscared\u201d of the sport\u2019s anti-doping test measures.<\/p>\n
Tuesday saw two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep banned from tennis for four years after failing a drugs test at last year\u2019s US Open. The 31-year-old first hit the headlines in October 2022 when it was reported she had tested positive for the banned anti-anaemia drug roxadustat at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n
Halep was handed a provisional suspension while she skipped the rest of the playing calendar with a nose surgery. And the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) this week announced its discovery of further anomalies in her biological passport.<\/p>\n
Now Greek tennis player Sakkari, 28, has hit out at ITIA after being asked if she trusted the doping authorities while at the San Diego Open.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Tennis icon Serena Williams shades Wimbledon rival Simona Halep with dig after drugs ban<\/b><\/p>\n
The former world number three explained: \u201cThe way they are handling every situation with any athlete is just scary. We are going to get to a point where we are not going to even be taking electrolytes. That\u2019s how I feel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThankfully I haven\u2019t been in that position and I never want to be. I am being very careful with anything that has to do with supplements. <\/p>\n
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\u201cBut I don\u2019t know what\u2019s the process with how things are done behind closed doors. I don\u2019t know who has a say [with what\u2019s going on], I don\u2019t know, it\u2019s not in my knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked about how things could be improved, for example in communication with players, she answered: \u201cI would for sure improve the \u2018Whereabouts\u2019 App they have \u2013 it\u2019s horrible, it doesn\u2019t work well and it\u2019s supposed to remind you every day about your time slot but it doesn\u2019t. They tried to improve it but it\u2019s not working very well.\u201d<\/p>\n
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