“He mocks her reasoning!” The Americans did not understand the decision made by Simona Halep and reacted immediately

Tennis

Simona Halep, at Miami Open 2024 / Photo: Profimedia

article written by Digi Sport
04/01/2024, 08:39

League 2: Csikszereda – ŞelimbărMonday, 17:30, DGS 1
Superliga: Dinamo – PetrolulMonday, 20:30, DGS 1

Simona Halep (32 years old) made his return to the circuit WTA after suspension at Miami Openwhere she lost in the first round, in the confrontation with Paula Badosa.

The tournament from Rouen will be contested during the period April 15-21 and will be broadcast live by the channels Digi Sports

The Americans do not understand the decision made by Simona Halep: she will not play in the Billie Jean King Cup, but she is expected in Rouen

Photo gallery

After refused to play in Charleston, our athlete received a wild card from the organizers of the category tournament WTA 250 from Rouen and decided to accept it.

The US press announced that “Simo” made this decision because it would have been almost impossible for him to get a wild card at Stuttgarttournament that takes place in the same period.

American journalists point out that there is a big contradiction between Simona Halep’s decision not to be part of from Romania’s Billie Jean King Cup team, for the match against Ukraine (April 12-13), due to an injury, and to go to France, for the tournament in Rouen (April 15-21).

“Simona Halep will play at the Rouen Open, which will start on April 15, an indoor tournament in France, WTA 250 category, in which names such as Naomi Osaka, Mirra Andreeva or Caroline Garcia will also participate, despite the fact that in the same period the Stuttgart race also takes place.

Given that Halep had previously played in Stuttgart, it was suggested that she would receive a wild card, but this was hard to come by, given that players such as Emma Răducanu and Angelique Kerber have sponsorship deals with the brand that organizes the tournament, so that they have priority. In addition, it is a very strong tournament, with Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff among the participants.

But he also mocks her reasoning for pulling out of the Billie Jean King Cup, which put her Olympic hopes in jeopardy. Simona withdrew from the Billie Jean King Cup clash in the previous days due to medical reasons, but it looks like she will be back in action next week in Rouen.”wrote the Americans from tennisuptodate.com.

Simona Halep was suspended for a period of 4 years for doping, on September 12, 2023, by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), for two separate violations of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP).

TAS decided, on March 5, unanimously, that the 4-year period of ineligibility imposed by the ITF’s independent tribunal should be reduced to 9 months, starting on October 7, 2022 (the date from which it was provisionally suspended), a period which expired on July 6, 2023.