PARIS: When Simona Halep stunned Serena Williams to win the 2019 Wimbledon title, the gutsy Romanian was one of the All England Club's more popular champions, cementing her standing as tennis' "anti-diva."

On Tuesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced a potentially career-ending doping ban from four years to nine months, paving the way for Halep's possible immediate return to the court.

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