Posted on June 25, 2021 at 11:16 a.m. – up to date on June 25, 2021 at 11:39 a.m.
Aurélien CANOT
Title holder on the London turf, Simona Halep introduced her withdrawal for Wimbledon, this Friday simply before the begin of the draw for this third assembly of the season in Grand Slam. The Romanian is hit in a calf.
Drama this Friday at the All England Tennis Club a few minutes from the begin of the draw for Wimbledon. As the draw bought prepared to start, Simona Halep introduced that she wouldn’t be collaborating in the match.. The London assembly of the Grand Slam season, again this season after being canceled final yr as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, will due to this fact should do with out its newest winner, topped in the final version up to now, in 2019, one yr after unlocking his Grand Slam counter in Paris. Always touched on the similar left calf that had compelled her to surrender this week at the German match in Bad Homburg, the place she ought to initially have fantastic-tuned her final settings before making an attempt to maintain her title at Wimbledon, but additionally at the final Roland -Garros, the world quantity 3 had no alternative however to throw in the towel, as she had already achieved in Paris final month. A choice that made Halep very unhappy, in keeping with the message she revealed in the wake of her package deal on social networks.
Halep hopes she comes out stronger
We will miss you this yr, @Simona_Halep – come again stronger in 2022
#Wimbledon
– Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 25, 2021
“It is with great sadness that I announce my withdrawal from Wimbledon because my calf injury has not fully recovered,” mentioned the Romanian, aggravated. I gave every little thing to be able to play at Wimbledon and after having such particular reminiscences two years in the past I used to be excited and honored to step again on these magnificent courts as the defending champion. Unfortunately my physique didn’t cooperate and I should hold that feeling for subsequent yr. I can actually say that I’m actually depressed and upset about having to make this choice. “The great absence of this edition in the women’s table hopes at least that she will emerge even stronger from this phase which has above all seen her accumulate disappointments while she remained on a very interesting quarter-final in Melbourne during the l ‘Australian Open. “It’s been a tough period, but missing the last two Majors made it even more difficult mentally and physically. We will see what the future holds, but I hope it will make me a stronger person and athlete. “A desire shared by the organizers of Wimbledon, who also expressed on social networks their disappointment at not being able to count on the Romanian this year. “We will miss you Simona, come again stronger in 2022.”
