The confession that Simona Halep did not expect! A WTA champion enjoyed the Romanian’s plight: “I got home and did this!”

Andrea Petkovic (35), holder of 7 WTA titles, made an unexpected revelation, saying that she was happy after the most painful failure of Simona Halep (31) in 2022.
Everything in Simona Halep’s career collapsed after Patrick Mouratoglou’s pupil was defeated by Daria Snigur (20), a debutant from Ukraine, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 in the first round at the US Open. Simona tested positive for roxadustat at the end of the match… And that’s how the ordeal began!

While Halep is provisionally suspended for doping, Andrea Petkovic confessed that she was happy when she saw the Romanian lose at Flushing Meadows.

The confession that Simona Halep did not expect! A WTA champion enjoyed the Romanian’s trouble

Few players in the WTA circuit have the courage to admit when they enjoy the troubles of their rivals, but Andrea Petkovic showed the cards on her face! The athlete from Germany, who played the last match of her career at the US Open 2022 , explained that the news of Simona Halep’s defeat eased her suffering: “I swear to you that this happens one hundred percent. Every player after losing a Grand Slam goes into the locker room and looks at the results on the screen and immediately feels better when she sees other better players who lost.

When I lost to Belinda, I regretted the lost chances. Then I got home and saw that Simona Halep had lost. Then I thought… If Halep loses, then I can lose too. It’s a bit more comfortable to think that you’re not alone, that others are the same as you,” said Andrea Petkovic, quoted by Spotmedia.ro.

Andrea Petkovic cannot forget the defeat suffered by Simona Halep

Andrea Petkovic came to Romania last year, managing to win the trophy of the Winners Open tournament in Cluj-Napoca. Petkovic admitted that he didn’t have very good memories from Cluj-Napoca until he participated in the competition in Transylvania. She remembered that she lost to Halep in Cluj:

“I’m over 30 years old, but I still feel fit! In the evening, after a good shower, I look 21, but in the morning when I wake up, you can see how old I am (laughs). Until now I had no good memories from Cluj, I remember losing to Simona Halep in the Fed Cup. But now I feel extraordinary here”, said Petkovic in Cluj-Napoca.