Champion Simona Halep was compelled to retire injured within the second spherical of the Italian Open on Wednesday weeks earlier than her bid to reclaim the French Open. The world quantity three pulled up with a left calf situation whereas main Germany’s Angelique Kerber 6-1, 3-3 of their match on clay on the Foro Italico in Rome. The 29-year-old limped again to her chair helped by officers however left the court docket in tears after therapy. The harm comes three weeks earlier than the French Open which she received in 2018 and twice completed runner-up.
The two-time Grand Slam winner additionally received Wimbledon in 2019.
In Rome, Halep completed runner-up in 2017 and 2018 earlier than profitable final 12 months, with the event pushed again to September due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Kerber, ranked 26 on the planet, subsequent meets Forty ninth-ranked Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.
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