Simo” received a wild card from the organizers to participate in the Miami Open, and Caroline Wozniacki was asked about the return of our champion to the circuit.
Daneza said that athletes suspended for doping should not receive wild cards. Simona Halep gave the answer , at the Digi Sport microphone, and the international press did not avoid this exchange of lines between the two champions.
The player from Denmark played, in the second round of the WTA Miami, with the UkrainianAnhelina Kalinina (27 years old, 36 WTA), score 7-5, 5-7, 4-6 , a match that she lost even though she had it in hand . Wozniacki led 1-0 in the sets, then went 5-2 in the second set, plus a match point, but it all fell apart for Caroline from then on.
Nothing worked, he blamed medical problems, which is why he requested a medical time-out.
The moment when Wozniacki asked for the intervention of the physiotherapist happened in the “decisive”, at 3-2 for the athlete from Ukraine, and the fans immediately poured their anger on X.
“Wozniacki asks for a fake medical time-out”, “She should be banned by the WTA because she always asks for medical time-outs when she loses”, “She’s a cheater, she needs 20 medical time-outs to win a match” , were some of the harsh reactions from netizens.
This was Caroline Wozniacki’s heaviest setback since returning to the circuit after retiring in 2020.
The former world leader decided to return to the tennis court in the summer of 2023, after 1292 days of break.
Caroline Wozniacki had not played an official match since January 24, 2020, during which she gave birth to two children: Olivia (in June 2021) and James (in October 2022).
In the 3rd round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, Anhelina Kalinina will play against the winner of the Paula Badosa – Aryna Sabalenka duel.
Caroline Wozniacki has become ‘persona non grata’ among tennis fans: “She’s Serena’s mascot!”
Danish Caroline Wozniacki, 33 years old, former WTA number 1, just like Simona Halep, currently ranked 129, knows the Romanian well, whom she has met 7 times.
The Dane’s statements were not seen well by tennis fans, and the American publication Tennis World USA selected the harshest reactions posted on Twitter to Wozniacki:
- “Wozniacki has always been a whiner! She’s Serena’s ‘mascot’ (the American teased Halep after the suspension) , what can you expect from her?”
- “I dislike this woman in every interview she does. Even she lives off wild cards and now she thinks she can decide who gets them and who doesn’t”
- “Serena’s best friend, for real”
- “When will people realize that intentional doping and testing positive are not the same thing? It’s the lowest level of thinking”
- “Wozniacki made the biggest mistake in this case. Clearly, Halep didn’t want to cheat, she made an unintentional mistake”
What Caroline Wozniacki said about Simona Halep
“First of all, I’ve always liked Simona. We’ve always had a good relationship. I’ve been very open in the past about how I feel about doping and all that.
I think my opinion about doping is the same. I’ve always wanted a clean, fair sport for everyone. It’s my opinion.
Again, I’m not referring directly to Simona, but if someone cheats on purpose, if someone has tested positive for doping… I understand why a tournament wants to have a big star, but I think…
It’s not a criticism of anyone… but it’s my personal belief, I don’t think people should get wild cards after that ,” Wozniacki said.
Simona Halep’s reply to Caroline Wozniacki: “I’m not a cheater!”
“There are also negative people, that’s definitely possible. I trained with her in Monaco and she didn’t express anything negative towards me, but now she has.
I think they should read the TAS decision, because I was never a cheater and there was no question that I ever doped. It’s just a supplement contamination.
I only took 9 months because it was a supplement contamination. If I had been able to play since July last year, as I should have, because I only took 9 months of suspension, I wouldn’t have needed the wild card.
So they should read the report better, that I’m not a cheater and I’ve never doped” , Halep told Gabriel Morariu, Digi Sport’s special envoy in Miami, exclusively.
