Echoing sentiments made by Darren Cahill, Halep’s other longtime coach, Mouratoglou writes, “Knowing Simona so well, I can assure that she is a model of integrity. She is totally against any form of doping, and I know it has never crossed her mind to take any forbidden substance. I trust her 100%.”
Vowing to stand by the embattled Romanian, Mouratoglou concludes, “Together, we will fight to prove the truth.”
Halep ended her season after a first-round US Open exit to Daria Snigur, and was informed of the positive anti-doping test several weeks later on October 7. She is currently serving a provisional suspension.
In the meantime, Mouratoglou announced on October 12 that he would work with Danish teenager Holger Rune, who won his second ATP title in Stockholm last week.