"Maybe it's time to blame Patrick Mouratoglou" - Tennis fans react to Simona Halep doping ban

Simona Halep has been provisionally banned from tennis after testing positive for a banned and tennis fans were left stunned.

The tennis community was turned upside down when the news about Halep's doping scandal came out. The Romanian player tested positive for a banned substance earlier this year with traces of it found after her US Open round one loss to Daria Snigur.

Once notified Halep requested to provide another sample but it came back positive again and she was banned. The Romanian will fight for the truth and we bring you some of the reactions to a crazy day in tennis yesterday.

"Unfair...i believe her blindly...coz she is such humble player with her own values n principles...how could anyone think about that!!?? She's fighter..lots of unexpected things for her in this year...but she's gutsy.. Simo stay strong..n comeback bigger."

"It explains everything honestly. A career built on cheating hmm. Take her titles and all the prize money. Put her in jail as well while we are at it. No place for cheaters in our sport."

"This is wild maybe it's time to blame patrick."

"all hell broke loose since u got involved with PM. He’s never good for u. Hope it’s not late when u realise"