Simona Halep (ranked 18th WTA) announced that she no longer feels the pressure to achieve important results, but the goal for the next season is to return to the top ten players in the world.
Halep risks leaving the WTA Top 20, for the first time in eight years
Simona Halep started 2021 on the 2nd place in the WTA. The Romanian left the WTA Top 10 for the first time after seven and a half years (since February 2014).
Now, Simona risks leaving the WTA Top 20 , for the first time after eight years, if she fails to win the Transylvania Open , in Cluj-Napoca, a tournament broadcast live on Digi Sport 2.
The 30-year-old Romanian has been affected by injuries this year: to the right shoulder (Miami, March), to the left calf (Rome, May) and to the adductor muscles of the right thigh (Cincinnati, August).
Due to medical problems, Halep missed participation in Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Grand Slam tournaments that she won (in 2018 and 2019, respectively). He won’t be going to the Champions League either, for the first time in seven years.
“I’m glad to have Mr. (Adrian) Marcu by my side, Mr. (Daniel) Dobre is an extraordinary man and it’s a pleasure to have him in the team. Everything that comes from now on will be a bonus. Of course we also have goals , and one of them is to re-enter the Top 10, to see if I can come back, to see how long I can play on the field. Instead, the pressure is no longer there, there is only the passion I have for the sport between ranking and a Grand Slam title, I would choose one title.
Physically I’m fine, I haven’t had any pain in my calf or in other parts of my body, I stayed a lot this year and together with the team I decided that it would be good to have some official matches. Because no matter how much you train, it’s not the same. I’m glad to be home and to play in Linz next week, if everything is OK. It’s a big bonus that I can play these matches and that I can finish the year on a positive ‘mood'” , said Simona Halep, in an interview for Transylvania Open.
