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 218: A Season Ends; A Ninja Departs
Episode 217: Talking Dudes (With Ricky Dimon)
Episode 216: Julie Heldman
Episode 215: Laver Cup with Liz Clarke
Episode 214b: Shutting the U.S. Open, Part 2: Everything Else
Episode 214a: Shutting the U.S. Open, Part 1: Osaka, Serena, Ramos
Episode 213: When NCR Met Naomi Osaka
Episode 212: U.S. Open 2018 Draw Preview Spectacular
Episode 211: Open Playbook (LGBT in Tennis, Feat. Nick McCarvel, Brian Vahaly, Casey Dellacqua)
Episode 210: Wimbledon Draw 2018
Episode 209: Strokes of Genius with Jon Wertheim (and Federer, Nadal...and Gulbis)
Episode 208: Eleanor Preston
Episode 207: Nadal's 11th, Halep's 1st
Episode 206: Draw Me Like One of Your French Opens, 2018
Episode 205: Rekindling Our Fuego
Episode 204: Osaka and Delpo Feel Their Moment
Episode 203: Fights and Fakes in February
Episode 202: Bouchard vs U.S.T.A. - Genie Wins Round 1
Episode 201: Australian Open Wrap
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