Nastase on Swiatek's positive test: "Halep hadn't played for two years, it's disgusting".
It's the biggest tennis news of the day. World number 2 Iga Swiatek has tested positive for trimetazidine and accepted a month's suspension.
The Pole had missed the entire Asian tour after her US Open quarter-final defeat by Jessica Pegula, citing personal problems as the reason for her prolonged absence from the circuit.
After returning to compete in the WTA Finals in Riyadh, where she was eliminated in the group stages, Swiatek went on to play in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup with her country.
Former Romanian tennis star Ilie Nastase reacted to the news and was less than sympathetic to the four-time French Open winner.
The 78-year-old points to the difference in treatment between countries: "We see the difference. Such a low suspension is due to the fact that it's Poland.
It's only a month! Romania is a third-world country, and Poland is a good country, a world leader. So, in the end, they didn't have any losers like us.
That's what happened to Simona Halep, she hadn't played for almost two years. It's disgusting. Just like that. That's the difference," he told Golazo.ro in recent hours.
