Former world number one and two-time Grand Slam Champion says she is thinking of withdrawing from tennis after ‘severe’ injury

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Several iconic characters have reached the top of men’s and women’s tennis over the years, with Jannik Sinner and ARYNA Sabalenka The current world number.

Sinner has the best winning percentage as number one, after continuing his dominance by winning the Australian Open last month.

ATP number a relieved past Alexander Zverev to win his third Grand Slam title, where WTA number one sabalenka lost the final to Madison Keys.

However, she managed to reach a third consecutive Australian Open final after winning the two previous ones.

But it was the success of 29-year-old Keys who lost his only other Grand Slam final to Sloane Stephens on the US Open 2017.

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Simona Halep thinks of retirement due to ‘severe’ knee injury

Stephens reached the final of the French Open a year later, but lost to Simona Halep, who also came victorious at Wimbledon in 2019.

Halep was handed over an Australian open joker sign to last month’s grand slam, but later retired due to knee and shoulder pain.

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As cited by GolazoRomanian Ess Halep has now given an update on the former and says: “The knee injury I have is quite serious and difficult to recover from.

“I don’t know if I’m afraid of pushing myself, but when I feel pain, it’s hard to play at my highest level. It is very difficult to get back to the place I was, especially after such a long break.

“The idea of ​​retiring is crossing my mind very often. I have reached an age where I have injuries that are difficult to recover from.

“My knee will not heal completely – I was asked to undergo surgery, but it is a complicated procedure and I don’t think I will review it. We’ll see what happens then. Life is moving forward and I take things when they come. “

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Simona Halep ‘Filled’ after winning two Grand Slam titles and reached No.1

Halep had been on the comeback path for a completely different reason, after getting his four-year doping ban reduced to nine months.

But a return to the Australian Open, where she lost the 2018 final, was excluded due to damage where Halep had also lost 2014 and 2017 the French Open final.

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And injury now has the former WTA number one considering retirement, with the 33-year-old addition: “Tennis is not everything in life. I have many wishes and goals beyond the sport.

“Everything I’ve done has been extraordinary … I might not even have dreamed of becoming the world # 1 and winning two Grand Slam titles.

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“I worked hard for it and I feel fulfilled as a tennis player. Now I want to do something else, not just tennis. The first part of my life was all about tennis; Now I want to explore other things. “

Halep has any right to be more than happy with his career, boasting 24 titles at tour level and reaching the world’s number one place in 2017.

Result Year Tournament Opponent Score
Loss 2014 French Open Maria Sharapova 4-6, 7–6 (7-5), 4–6
Loss 2017 French Open Jelena Ostapenko 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2018 Australian Open Caroline Wozniacki 6–7 (2-7), 6–3, 4-6
Win 2018 French Open Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 2019 Wimbledon Serena Williams 6-2, 6–2
Simona Halep Grand Slam Finals

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