Simona Halep withdraws from Cincinnati Masters with leg injury
Halep was set to face Veronika Kudermetova in the second round. Kudermetova received a walkover into the Round of 16 and will face either Paula Badosa or Ajla Tomljanovic.
Halep was set to face Veronika Kudermetova in the second round. Kudermetova received a walkover into the Round of 16 and will face either Paula Badosa or Ajla Tomljanovic.
Halep, who has won two Grand Slam titles -- French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, was placed No.27 till the week of February 28.
Winner in the 2016 and 2018 editions of the tournament, Halep ended the run of Haddad Maia with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win achieved in 2 hours and 16 minutes.
With her impressive run in the WTA 1000 tournament, the 30-year-old Halep, who will face Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final here, will return to the world's Top-10 when the latest rankings are released on Monday.
The 23-year-old Rybakina's power game has pulled her through the 2022 Wimbledon Championships final. She blasted her way to victory in just 1 hour and 15 minutes, handing Halep her first loss at Wimbledon since 2018.
Halep hadn't set foot on court at the All-England Club since she lifted the trophy in 2019, as the 2020 Championships were cancelled and she was forced to withdraw last year due to a calf injury.
Former champion Simona Halep reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon 2022 after defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4 in their quarter-final match
Halep rolled past Badosa in a fourth-round match, losing only three games in the process and dominating her Spanish opponent from start to finish in a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at the Centre Court.
Halep gained a 6-4, 6-4 revenge on Alize Cornet in 1 hour and 25 minutes, following No.16 seed Azarenka's 6-3, 6-0 rout of Viktorija Golubic.
Following Jabeur's victory, Halep defeated American teenager Coco Gauff for the second time this year at a WTA 1000.
