Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will return to tennis on the Miami Open later this month after her four-year doping ban was decreased to 9 months.
The 32-year-old Romanian has accepted a wildcard entry into the match, which begins on 17 March.
Halep’s unique punishment was minimize after an attraction to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
“I am thrilled to allow you to all know that I shall be making my return in two weeks,” she mentioned on Thursday
“Thanks to the match for giving me this chance and I can’t wait to be again on courtroom and competing.”
Halep, who received the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon the next yr, has not performed competitively for the reason that US Open in August 2022, having failed a doping check at Flushing Meadows.