Simona Halep has suffered a slight setback at the start of the clay season as the former world No. 1 is withdrawing from a WTA 125 tournament in Oeiras due to a knee injury.
Last week, two-time Grand Slam champion Halep accepted a main draw wildcard into next week’s Oeiras event to start her clay season in Portugal. At the time when the news were confirmed, the 32-year-old Romanian was already practicing on clay.
This week, everything was going as planned until Wednesday, when Halep started experiencing pain and discomfort in her knee. Halep didn’t panic, instead she decided to also practice on Thursday and see what would happen.
Unfortunately, the pain was also there on Thursday and the two-time Grand Slam champion made a precautionary but also a reasonable decision to skip Oeiras.
The news was first revealed by Romanian media.
Breaking News: Due to a knee injury, Simona Halep has decided not to participate in the WTA125 tournament in Oeiras.
She withdrew because of knee pain that she felt at the end of Wednesday’s practice. She wanted to see how she feels today and the pain was still there. pic.twitter.com/OVpCANr2A6
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) April 11, 2024
Later, Halep herself confirmed…
