Former world primary Simona Halep stated she has recovered from a proper shoulder harm that pressured her out of the Miami Open final month and is set to kick off her European claycourt season with a long-awaited win on the Stuttgart Open.
The Romanian pulled out of Miami, her first match since a quarter-final exit on the Australian Open in February, after experiencing soreness following observe classes.
“I had more than two weeks’ break and some treatment on my shoulder. I feel much better,” the world quantity three advised reporters on the WTA 500 occasion.
“I didn’t have pain in the last few days that I practised at home and also here. Hopefully, I can stay like that during matches because matches are different from practice.”
Former French Open champion Halep has received each main European clay title on the WTA calendar besides Stuttgart.
“I want it badly. It’s a nice tournament, nice conditions, the people are nice to me here,” she stated.
“It’s one of my goals to win this tournament as well. I want to win all the claycourt tournaments if possible.”
Halep stated Australia’s strict COVID-19 restrictions means her coach Darren Cahill will stay in her nook all through the claycourt swing.
“He’ll be with me because he can’t get back home … he’s stuck with me. He’s been in Romania for a week,” Halep stated.
“We trained very well back home. Now, he’s here for the first time and it’s nice to have him the whole clay season because it’s my favourite. To have him means a lot. I have confidence when he’s around.”
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