Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep's first match back after a doping ban ends in a loss to Paula Badosa.
Players banned for doping should not receive wildcards on their return, says Caroline Wozniacki, after Simona Halep was beaten on her comeback in Miami.Halep was given a wildcard for Miami but Wozniacki said such players "should work their way from the bottom"."This is not directly at Simona, but if someone purposely cheats, if someone has tested positive for doping, I don't think people should be awarded wildcards afterwards.
Responding to former world number one Wozniacki's comments, Halep said: "I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't cheat. I didn't dope.
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