The American press writes that Simona Halep received a harsh warning.
Journalists from Tennis365.com analyzed the defeat in Hong Kong and believe that the loss is a stern warning, as it shows Simona that she is far from the tennis elite.
"It is anticipated that she will climb 251 spots, reaching 879th place in the world, a significant step in her attempt to return to the tennis elite. However, she received a harsh warning about how difficult her comeback to the circuit could be, in the second round match in Hong Kong.
Halep rarely managed to get into the rhythm of the match against the seventh seed, Anna Blinkova, on Thursday, the Russian easily prevailing with 6-2, 6-1 against the former world number 1. Halep will return to action later this month in Hong Kong after receiving a wildcard to participate in the WTA 250 event held at the same location," wrote Tennis365.com.
Our athlete lost the match to Anna Blinkova (78 WTA) in two sets, with a score of 2-6, 1-6.
Nevertheless, Simona won her first match in Hong Kong against Arina Rodionova after a break of 777 days.
She will return to the court at the end of October, also in Hong Kong.