‘Don’t Know Much About the Future’: Simona Halep Addresses Retirement Question Ahead of Her WTA Comeback in Dubai

Simona Halep has had a mixed start to the 2022 season. The 2-time Grand Slam champion missed major chunks of the clay and grass-court season in 2021 because of injury. She was forced to withdraw from the French Open, Wimbledon, and the Tokyo Olympics due to a calf injury.

However, the Romanian made a resounding start to this season by winning the Melbourne Summer Set 1 title. But she wasn’t able to carry her good form into the Australian Open, as she was shocked in the fourth round by Alize Cornet of France. Following the loss, she made some changes to her coaching team and will be training at Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy. Recently, the former World No. 1 also opened up on her retirement plans.

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Simona Halep wishes to prolong her tennis career

The Romanian talked about her retirement as she gears up for her next tournament in Dubai. While Halep hasn’t had excellent runs in Slams which we’ve come to expect from her, her performances have been good and she has consistently reached the latter stages of tournaments.

She said, “I’m going to help myself, to invest in the development I want this year. I don’t know much about the future, I’m still an active player and I want to postpone the end of my career as long as I can.”

(Quotes have been translated using Google Translate)

Following her underwhelming Australian Open campaign, Halep has dropped out of the top-20 rankings. She is currently placed at the 22nd position in the WTA rankings.

Additionally, she parted ways with her coaches, Daniel Dobre and Adrian Marcu. The two had joined her team after she ended a successful six-year partnership with Darren Cahill. She will be accompanied by a sparring partner from Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy for tournaments in Dubai and Qatar.

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