Simona Halep defeated France’s 51st ranked Carolyn Garcia in her first Miami Open match.© AFP
World number three Simona Halep pulled out of the WTA and ATP Miami Open on Saturday due to a right shoulder injury, sending Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova to the round of 16. The 29-year-old Romanian did not prepare to play again until his month of Billy. Jean King Cup, formerly Fed Cup. “I am sorry that I was out of singles and doubles at the Miami Open, but my injury did not let me play here,” Hallep said in a statement.
“I’m sad that I can’t continue. I wanted to come here to give my best and play many matches but unfortunately I can’t. Hopefully next year I will be healthier and better.”
Hallep, the 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon champion, was the third seed after Australia’s Ashleigh Barty of Japan and Japan’s number two Naomi Osaka, who won the Australian Open title for their fourth Grand Slam crown last month.
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Hallep rallied to reach the third round by defeating France’s 51st-ranked Carolyn Garcia 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 in their opening Miami match.
Sevastova received a walkover in the fourth round, where she would take on 15th seeded Polish teen Inga Svotek, French Open champion or 338th ranked Ana Konjuh of Croatia.
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