Simona Halep (30 years old, 19th WTA place) returned to Romania, after she had to withdraw from the WTA Miami tournament , following an injury to her left thigh , during the Indian Wellscompetition .
Thus, the tennis player will miss the tournament in Charleston in the next period, but also the matches between Romania and Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup (April 15-16).
If the recovery goes as expected, Simona Halep could return to the court in the clay tournament in Madrid, scheduled from April 28 to May 4, live on Digi Sport.
Simona Halep is enjoying her return to Romania
Simona Halep did not miraculously recover from the injury in America, but she has reason to smile upon her return to Romania. Back home, the tennis player posted several pictures of herself and one of the family’s dogs on social media.
The athlete wanted to show the fans how she was welcomed home by her husband Toni Iuruc. He offered Simona two bouquets of flowers to make her forget about the bad period she is going through now due to injuries.
Simona Halep loses important points after withdrawing from Miami
With medical problems that will keep her away from the court for at least three weeks, Simona Halep will lose points in the WTA ranking and could go down again in the hierarchy, where she barely managed to return to the TOP 20.
After withdrawing from the tournament in Miami and will not participate in Charleston, Simona Halep will be deducted 65 points in the WTA ranking. Likewise, Simona Halep is not included in the main draw of the tournament in Stuttgart, and the player will be deducted 185 points.
After this period of absence, Simona Halep could drop to the 23rd position in the WTA ranking or even lower, depending on the results recorded by the players who are ranked below her.
Last season, due to injuries, Simona Halep could not participate in the Grand Slam tournaments at Wimbledon and Roland Garros.
