(*3*)Simona Halep (Photo Credit: Twitter)
Simona Halep withdrew from the French Open, the place she gained her first Grand Slam title in 2018.
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World No. 3 from Romania, Simona Halep, on Friday introduced her withdrawal from this 12 months’s version of the French Open, the place she gained her first Grand Slam title in 2018.
The French Open commences on May 24 with the ultimate scheduled on June 13.
The 29-year-old, who additionally gained the Wimbledon in 2019, suffered a tear in her left calf throughout her second-round match in opposition to Germany’s Angelique Kerber on the Italian Open in Rome final week.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I announce my withdrawal from @rolandgarros this 12 months,” Simona wrote on Twitter.
“Unfortunately, the tear in my left calf needs more time to recover and the timeline is just too short. Withdrawing from a Grand Slam goes against all my instincts and aspirations as an athlete, but it is the right and only decision to make.
“The thought of not being in Paris fills me with sadness, but I will focus my energy on recovery, staying positive and getting back on court as soon as it is safe to do so. Roland Garros 2022, I’m coming for you!”
Former world No.1 Simona has been one of probably the most constant gamers on clay over the previous decade, having additionally been runner-up at Roland Garros in 2014 and 2017, champion in Madrid in 2016 and 2017, and champion in Rome in 2020.
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