2024-03-20 09:16:00
The Romanian lost her comeback once morest the Spanish Badosa in Miami. Criticism came from competitor Caroline Wozniaki because of the wildcard for Halep.
Returned with defeat Simona Halep back on the WTA tour. In the Miami The Romanian, who started with a wildcard, had to defeat the Spanish in the first round of the 1000 tournament Paula Badosa following almost two hours we were beaten 6:1, 4:6, 3:6.
Halep was originally booked for second anti-doping rule violations banned for four years The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) shortened the ban to nine months on March 5th.
Criticism of the awarding of the wild card to Halep in Miami came from top players Caroline Wozniaki. “It’s not once morest Simona. But if someone has been banned for doping, you shouldn’t give people wild cards followingwards. If you want to come back, you should work your way back up from the bottom,” said the Dane.
Halep countered following the game: “Why did she say that? I’ve never cheated. The fact that only one person said negative things regarding me isn’t that important because I have hundreds of people who love me, so I’ll accept it.”
Badosa will face Miami in the second round Aryna Sabalenka. The Belarusian is competing in Miami despite the sudden death of her partner Konstantin Koltsow. The former Belarusian ice hockey star and NHL legionnaire (Pittsburgh Penguins) died in Miami at the age of just 42.
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