‘Victim’ Simona Halep’s Ex-coach Patrick Mouratoglou Admits Guilt in Her Doping Saga as He Ends Months of Silence With an Honest Confession

Simona Halep has been serving a ban from professional tennis for using banned substances. She got suspended by ITIA after she tested positive for roxadustat after the 2022 US Open. However, she was not the only one who came into the limelight due to this incident, as Halep’s former coach Patrick Mouratoglou was also criticized. The only reason he came into the limelight was because he was also blamed for having a part in Halep consuming banned substances.

This landed Mouratoglou in a sea of criticism during a recent discussion on the same in the European parliament. According to Gazeta Sporturilor, the four-year suspension Halep got was on her coach as it was assumed that he let these things happen and he was deemed to be the main culprit. And now he has finally spoken up about this issue.

Patrick Mouratoglou finally opens up about the doping charges against Simona Halep

Halep’s fans were disappointed when she was handed a four-year suspension. Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, was blamed for what went down because she was under his guidance at the time. Even a Romanian politician in the European parliament blamed him and shared how he was the ‘main culprit’. And now he has finally opened up about this incident.

He posted a video on Instagram and said, “I feel confident for the future of Simona with her appeal to the CAS because it’s an independent tribunal. We have been able to establish where the contamination comes from. So, we proposed her to take collagen from a company. This company happened to be contaminated, there was no way to know it, but I feel responsible for what happened because it’s my team so me basically. She’s a victim.”

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Even though her coach took responsibility after a long-standing debate over this topic, Halep’s fans are not happy. The reason behind this is simple. They feel that it was not Halep who was at fault from the beginning. And Mouratoglou, taking responsibility after so long, doesn’t help her. Here’s what they had to say in the comment section of the video.

Halep’s fans are not pleased with her coach’s confession

One of the first comments mentioned how it is now too late for this speech from Patrick. They felt that if he had said these things before, then she would not have suffered last year. Some of the comments were also about wishing Simona Halep the best. One of the comments mentioned how they feel sad for Halep, as she is a really good person and athlete and she suffered for no reason.

Other comments highlighted fans’ support for Halep and how people are praying for her and want the ban to be lifted as soon as possible. A comment also mentioned that Patrick sabotaged Halep’s career. We hope the truth comes out soon. What are your thoughts on Mouratoglou’s comments?

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