Simona Halep didn’t have the match she was hoping for against Angelique Kerber in the second round of the WTA1000 in Rome. The Romanian sensation was winning 6-1 3-3 when she got injured to her calf and she had to stop playing immediately.
Simona Halep later gave an update to her fans on social media and there is no good news:
“Unfortunately, an ultrasound has revealed that I have a tear in my left calf. I will get an MRI tomorrow to understand the injury In more detail, but at the moment we are unsure of recovery time. I’m so disappointed to end my tournament in Rome like this, but I will do everything I can to take care of the injury and be back as soon as possible. Thanks so much for your support and I keep you posted on my progress.”
Halep stopped after this movement. She was in severe pain and retired immediately. #IBI21 pic.twitter.com/9zJmEdP1g0
— Tennis GIFs 🎾🎥 (@tennis_gifs) May 12, 2021
Simona Halep was the defending champion in Rome. She will now try to recover to be at her best for the French Open.
Simona Halep in 2021
Now ranked no.3, Simona played her last match on the 12th of May when she had to retire when playing against world no.26 Angelique Kerber in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 1-6 3-3 .
Until now, during this year the Romanian has managed to achieve a 11-5 record. Simona Halep’s best result of the present season was reaching the semifinal in Stuttgart.
Kerber in Rome, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.26, the German owns an overall 8-7 win-loss record in 2021. Angelique is playing at the moment in Rome where she bested Alize Cornet 6-2 7-5 and Simona Halep 1-6 3-3 ret..
Angelique Kerber will compete against the world no.49 Jelena Ostapenko in the 3rd round on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Grand Stand Arena. Their head to head is 1-0 for Kerber.
Angelique won 12 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 3 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber faced off 12 times. Their record is 6-6. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Angelique Kerber won 1-6 3-3 ret. in the 2nd round in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 12th of May 2021.
Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber |
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