CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The ITIA says a drug-control sample taken from Halep at the U.S. Open in August tested positive for roxadustat, a banned performance-enhancing drug with effects similar to erythropoietin (EPO), the blood-doping drug that’s long been linked to pro cycling.

Detailed explanation-2: -Halep began playing tennis at four years old, following his brother to a training session. At first, she’d train twice a week with Ioan Stan, before training every day from the age of 6. She left Constanta for Bucharest at 16. She won the Girls’ French Open in 2008, her lone Grand Slam junior title.