Simona Halep made an announcement that will sadden her fans.
Our athlete announced that she is getting closer and closer to retiring from tennis.
Simona says that her medical issues are not giving her peace, which is why she is once again thinking about retirement.
"Of course, I think about retiring and this crosses my mind very often. I have an age, I have injuries that I can no longer recover from. The knee is not recovering. I was recommended surgery, but it is quite difficult and I don't think I will do it.
I have always said that tennis is not life in its entirety. Of course, I have many desires and goals in this life after tennis.
Everything I have done in tennis has been extraordinary, I have worked for it and I feel like a very fulfilled tennis player. I would like to do something else, not just in tennis. The first part was in tennis, now I hope to do other things.
The knee still gives me trouble because it's a cartilage rupture and it's not easy to manage. At the moment, it doesn't hurt, but I haven't had official matches. That's the problem," said Simona Halep, quoted by Digi Sport.
Our athlete will make a new attempt to return to tennis next week, at the Cluj-Napoca Tournament.
She has played 5 matches since returning to tennis and has achieved only one victory.