{"id":289762,"date":"2023-09-13T16:36:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289762"},"modified":"2023-09-13T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:36:16","slug":"eugenie-bouchard-joins-serena-williams-in-taking-a-dig-at-simona-halep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/tennis\/eugenie-bouchard-joins-serena-williams-in-taking-a-dig-at-simona-halep\/","title":{"rendered":"Eugenie Bouchard joins Serena Williams in taking a dig at Simona Halep"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Eugenie Bouchard joins Serena Williams in taking a shot at Simona Halep following the Romanian&#8217;s four-year doping suspension as the Canadian star sends cryptic jab on social media<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Serena Williams was quick to post a jibe of her own on social media on Tuesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eugenie Bouchard has previously spoken out against rivals found guilt of doping<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Simona Halep claimed she was &#8216;shocked and disappointed&#8217; at the announcement<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eugenie Bouchard has been quick to join Serena Williams in taking a dig at Simona Halep on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian two-time Grand Slam champion was suspended for four years after an anti-doping violation,\u00a0after being found with the forbidden roxadustat, a drug to treat anaemia, in her system.<\/p>\n<p>The former world No 1 has since appealed the decision and continues to plead her innocence, and claimed that she herself was &#8216;shocked&#8217; with the announcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, her former rivals have been quick to speak out against the adverse findings, with Williams taking to social media on Tuesday evening, before Bouchard followed suit a day later.<\/p>\n<p>Bouchard has took to X to post a cryptic message of her own, writing: &#8216;I was told not to tweet today,&#8217; followed by an emoji covering their mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/16\/75388229-12513949-image-a-12_1694618074479.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s Eugenie Bouchard has been quick to take a dig at Simona Halep, following Serena Williams&#8217; own jibe<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/16\/75388227-12513949-image-a-13_1694618079666.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>HAlep has been handed a four-year ban after\u00a0being found with the forbidden roxadustat, a drug to treat anaemia, in her system<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/16\/75389041-12513949-image-a-17_1694618586596.jpg\" height=\"313\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian 2014 Wimbledon finalist has often been quick to voice her opinions, and even has previous experience in commenting on her opponents who have suffered similar drug bans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova had been banned in 2016, before a defeat to Bouchard a year later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old then openly labelled her more famous counterpart a &#8216;cheater&#8217;, claiming it was &#8216;unfair&#8217; that Sharapova was allowed to return to the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She is a cheater and so, to me, I don\u2019t think a cheater in any sport should be allowed to play that sport again,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s so unfair to all the other players who do it the right way.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Williams was quick to take a dig at her rival on Tuesday, with the 23-time Grand Slam winner posting:\u00a0&#8216;8 is a better number&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Halep defeated the American great at Wimbledon to lift her second Grand Slam title in 2019, denying Williams an eighth championship, which perhaps explains the post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/16\/75388223-12513949-image-a-14_1694618085419.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Williams (pictured with sister Venus, right) sent a post of her own on Tuesday night\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/16\/75389043-12513949-image-a-16_1694618582247.jpg\" height=\"301\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/16\/75389045-12513949-image-a-15_1694618579118.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Halep beat Williams in the final at SW 19to win her first ever Wimbledon championship back in 2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a 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