Australian Open 2020: With coach Darren Cahill back in her corner, Simona Halep chases Melbourne glory
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: With coach Darren Cahill back in her corner, Simona Halep chases Melbourne glory

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Simona Halep hopes having Darren Cahill back in her corner at the Australian Open will help her land a third Grand Slam title but if the Melbourne Park trophy eludes her once again it will not be down to a lack of fitness or preparation. Halep said in September she was reuniting with the Australian, who had also helped her twice finish number one in the WTA year-end rankings. He is part of that success, for sure.” Halep, an aggressive baseliner who also has excellent court coverage, has spoken of her desire to win a medal at the Olympic Games this year but she is also determined to take a step closer to completing the career Grand Slam. My legs feel powerful, my whole body does.” Halep could The 28-year-old plans to donate $200 every time she yells at Cahill during the Australian Open.

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Halep to skip Australian Open 2025 due to pain in knee, shoulder
2 weeks ago

Halep to skip Australian Open 2025 due to pain in knee, shoulder

The Hindu  

1 and two-time Major champion Simona Halep has decided to skip next year’s Australian Open and a tune-up event in Auckland before it, the Romanian said on social media on Thursday. Australian Open 2018 runner-up Halep, who had received a wildcard for the upcoming edition’s qualifying round, last played in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi last week. “It’s not …

Simona Halep gets a wild-card entry for Australian Open qualifying
3 weeks ago

Simona Halep gets a wild-card entry for Australian Open qualifying

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, working her way back from a drug suspension, and Hall of Famer Lleyton Hewitt’s 16-year-old son Cruz were among the players awarded wild-card entries Wednesday for Australian Open qualifying next month. 1 but is currently 877th and hasn’t played at any Grand Slam tournament since 2022 after missing all tournaments for 1 1/2 years …

Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt’s son both handed wildcards for Australian Open qualifying
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt’s son both handed wildcards for Australian Open qualifying

The Independent  

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Simona Halep gets wildcard for Australian Open qualifying event
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Simona Halep gets wildcard for Australian Open qualifying event

The Hindu  

Former world number one Simona Halep, whose career stalled due to a doping ban that was reduced on appeal this year, will step up her comeback at the Australian Open after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying tournament on Wednesday. “I have been working hard to get ready for the 2025 season,” said Halep, a former French Open and Wimbledon …

Australian Open 2025: Simona Halep, Lleyton Hewitt's son get wildcard for qualifiers
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Australian Open 2025: Simona Halep, Lleyton Hewitt's son get wildcard for qualifiers

India Today  

Former World No.1 Simona Halep and Lleyton Hewitt’s son Cruz have been given wildcard entries for the Australian Open 2025 qualifying round. The Australian Open has provided me with some of the best moments in my career, so I can't wait to be back in Melbourne and playing in front of the Aussie fans,” Halep, who is currently ranked No.877 …

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami

China Daily  

Simona Halep from Romania serves against Paula Badosa of Spain on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, USA March 19, 2024. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years …

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Halep returns from overturned doping ban with loss in Miami

China Daily  

Simona Halep from Romania serves against Paula Badosa of Spain on day two of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, USA March 19, 2024. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years …

Simona Halep returns from an overturned doping ban with a loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Simona Halep returns from an overturned doping ban with a loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep returned to professional tennis after getting her doping suspension reduced on appeal, playing her first match in about 1 1/2 years on Tuesday — a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open. I really love to see that people are appreciating me beside tennis and beside …

Simona Halep beaten by Paula Badosa on return from doping ban
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Simona Halep beaten by Paula Badosa on return from doping ban

The Telegraph  

Nevertheless, it will probably feel like a win for Halep to have been participating in the Miami Open in the first place. In September, she had been served a four-year ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, who found her guilty on two counts: not only of using Roxadustat, a chemical normally used to treat anaemia, but also of showing …

Australian Open 2024: Here's how to watch on TV, betting odds and a look at upcoming matches
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian Open 2024: Here's how to watch on TV, betting odds and a look at upcoming matches

The Independent  

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Simona Halep dropped from US Open entry list due to provisional doping suspension
1 year, 4 months ago

Simona Halep dropped from US Open entry list due to provisional doping suspension

India TV News  

Romanian Tennis star Simona Halep on Monday got dropped from the entry list for US Open 2023 due to a provisional doping suspension. The US Tennis Association confirmed that the former World No.1 Halep 'was automatically withdrawn' when the qualifying draw was held. "With the Qualifying draw having been released and no update to her situation, Simona Halep has been …

Western & Southern Open: Simona Halep Withdraws Due to Leg Injury
2 years, 4 months ago

Western & Southern Open: Simona Halep Withdraws Due to Leg Injury

News 18  

6 Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open due to a right thigh injury. Halep captured her biggest title in two years last week at the National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada. However, she eventually pulled out from the second round due to injury, a WTA report said. With the US Open less than two weeks away, …

Wimbledon: Simona Halep storms into quarters, knocks out World No. 4 Paula Badosa in spotless display
2 years, 6 months ago

Wimbledon: Simona Halep storms into quarters, knocks out World No. 4 Paula Badosa in spotless display

India Today  

Simona Halep reached the quarter-final of a Grand Slam for the first time since the Australian Open in 2021 as the 2-time Grand Slam champion came up with a spotless display in the women's singles fourth round at Wimbledon 2022 on Monday, July 5. Simona Halep, 2019 champion at the grass-court Grand Slam, knocked out World No. 'REALLY PLEASED WITH …

Simona Halep Pulls Out of WTA Semis with Neck Issue ahead of Wimbledon
2 years, 6 months ago

Simona Halep Pulls Out of WTA Semis with Neck Issue ahead of Wimbledon

News 18  

Former world number one Simona Halep pulled out of her semi-final match at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany on Friday due to a neck issue, days before the start of Wimbledon. Halep, the 2019 Wimbledon champion, was forced out of the grass-court tournament in Germany on the eve of Wimbledon, which starts Monday. With Romania’s Halep sidelined, her Canadian …

French Open: Simona Halep suffers a 'panic attack' during her second round match against Zheng Qinwen
2 years, 7 months ago

French Open: Simona Halep suffers a 'panic attack' during her second round match against Zheng Qinwen

India Today  

Former World No.1 Simona Halep suffered a mid-match ‘panic attack’ during second round contest in the French Open 2022 against China's Zheng Qinwen. Halep, who won the French Open back in 2018 at Roland Garros, said that she didn’t have much clue about proceedings and lost focus completely. Earlier, Halep, who also has an Australian Open title to her name, …

Simona Halep sends Australian Open warning with first title in 16 months
3 years ago

Simona Halep sends Australian Open warning with first title in 16 months

Firstpost  

The two-time Grand Slam champion used all of her big-match experience to pull through 6-2, 6-3 at the Rod Laver Arena in the ideal preparation for the Australian Open Melbourne: A fit-again Simona Halep stormed to her first title in 16 months when she downed Russian Veronika Kudermetova to clinch the Melbourne Summer Set crown Sunday in a timely return …

Two-time major champion Simona Halep, coach Darren Cahill split
3 years, 3 months ago

Two-time major champion Simona Halep, coach Darren Cahill split

Firstpost  

The Romanian, who turns 30 on Monday, also reached No 1 in the rankings. Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep no longer will be coached by Darren Cahill. Halep announced the split “after six wonderful years working together” via a Twitter post on Wednesday, saying that she and Cahill “have decided that it’s time to end our working relationship.” Halep …

Simona Halep makes winning return to Grand Slam action at US Open
3 years, 4 months ago

Simona Halep makes winning return to Grand Slam action at US Open

The Hindu  

Simona Halep, who missed three of the year's biggest events while recovering from a calf injury, delivered a statement win on her return to Grand Slam action when she beat Italian Camila Giorgi 6-4, 7-6 on Monday to reach the US Open second round. Because I don't have many matches, I felt sick a little bit because I knew actually …

Simona Halep withdraws from French Open with calf injury
3 years, 7 months ago

Simona Halep withdraws from French Open with calf injury

Associated Press  

BUCHAREST, Romania — Third-ranked Simona Halep withdrew from the French Open on Friday because of a calf injury. The 29-year-old Romanian, who won the title at Roland Garros in 2018, tore a muscle in her left calf at the Italian Open and said it needs more time to heal. “Withdrawing from a Grand Slam goes against all my instincts and …

Australian Open 2021: Simona Halep Rediscovers Touch to Win in Straight Sets
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Open 2021: Simona Halep Rediscovers Touch to Win in Straight Sets

News 18  

An aggressive Simona Halep revived her stuttering Australian Open campaign Friday with a straight-sets demolition of Veronika Kudermetova in an ominous statement. Big-hitting Kudermetova loomed as a dangerous opponent, but it was Halep who blasted the Russian off the court in a much-needed confidence boost after she was pushed to the brink of elimination by local Alja Tomljanovic in the …

Australian Open 2021: Serena Williams beats Daria Gavrilova at tuneup event; Simona Halep, Kevin Anderson win
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2021: Serena Williams beats Daria Gavrilova at tuneup event; Simona Halep, Kevin Anderson win

Firstpost  

Melbourne: Serena Williams found a silver lining in the delayed start to the Australian Open, the season-opening Grand Slam tournament that is starting three weeks later than usual because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 39-year-old American, a seven-time Australian Open champion, restarted her lengthy quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles title with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Daria Gavrilova …

Perfect prep: Simona Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open
4 years, 3 months ago

Perfect prep: Simona Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open

India TV News  

Two months of physical training. “We’ve been, for a while, on clay," he said, "and you get more used the bounce, with the angles, and I hope this will be an advantage for her.” Another possible edge for Halep: She didn’t play the recently concluded U.S. Open, having decided against traveling overseas due to health concerns amid the pandemic. At …

Perfect prep: Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open
4 years, 3 months ago

Perfect prep: Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open

The Independent  

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Simona Halep Labours to Victory on Comeback at Prague Open
4 years, 4 months ago

Simona Halep Labours to Victory on Comeback at Prague Open

News 18  

World number two Simona Halep made a rusty start on her return from the COVID-19 shutdown as she edged a seesaw battle against Slovenian Polona Hercog 6-1 1-6 7-6 in the opening round of the Prague Open on Tuesday. Having secured a crucial break to move 5-3 ahead in the third set, Halep dropped her own serve before squandering three …

Simona Halep Struggles But Advances on Return at Prague Open
4 years, 4 months ago

Simona Halep Struggles But Advances on Return at Prague Open

News 18  

World number two Simona Halep made a rusty start on her return from the COVID-19 shutdown as she edged a seesaw battle against Slovenian Polona Hercog 6-1 1-6 7-6 in the opening round of Prague Open on Tuesday. Having secured a crucial break of serve to move 5-3 ahead in the third set, Halep dropped her own serve before squandering …

Simona Halep survives another scare in Dubai to reach semi-finals
4 years, 10 months ago

Simona Halep survives another scare in Dubai to reach semi-finals

Deccan Chronicle  

Dubai: Top seed Simona Halep had to come from behind for a second straight day, overhauling Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the Dubai Championships semi-finals. US qualifier Brady, who beat third seed Elina Svitolina in the first round, booked her last-four spot by dispatching ninth seed Garbine Muguruza, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. The 2015 Dubai champion lifted her game …

Simona Halep donates USD 20,000 to Australia bushfire relief fund
4 years, 11 months ago

Simona Halep donates USD 20,000 to Australia bushfire relief fund

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has donated USD 20,000 to Australia bushfire relief fund after the completion of the Australian Open on Saturday. Halep took to Twitter and wrote on Sunday, "Happy to announce that I have donated a total of $20,000 to the bushfire relief fund. American Sofia Kenin clinched the women's singles title of the Australian …

Australian Open results: Simona Halep OUT
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open results: Simona Halep OUT

The Independent  

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Aus Open: Garbine Muguruza prevails over Simona Halep to reach 1st final
4 years, 11 months ago

Aus Open: Garbine Muguruza prevails over Simona Halep to reach 1st final

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Garbine Muguruza prevailed 7-6 7-5 in a battle of attrition against world number three Simona Halep to reach her first Australian Open final on Thursday. The unseeded Spaniard arrived at Melbourne Park with low expectations but will now face American 14th seed Sofia Kenin bidding to win her third major title after emerging from a period in the Grand …

Australian Open semifinal: Muguruza beats Halep, sets up Kenin clash
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open semifinal: Muguruza beats Halep, sets up Kenin clash

The Hindu  

Unseeded Garbine Muguruza defeated fourth seed Simona Halep on Thursday to set up an Australian Open final with surprise-package Sofia Kenin. Good recovery Halep and Muguruza, who have both won the French Open and Wimbledon, were too close to split in a nervy first set. Muguruza, unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2014, squandered two set …

Aus Open: Simona Halep beats Anett Kontaveit, reaches semis
4 years, 11 months ago

Aus Open: Simona Halep beats Anett Kontaveit, reaches semis

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Simona Halep needed just 53 minutes to thrash Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday, a whirlwind victory that gives the fourth seed more time to go “shopping”. Halep said she would not watch the quarter-final clash that followed her match at the Rod Laver Arena and would instead relax and …

Australian Open: Simona Halep counters Elise Mertens to beat her and reach QF
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Simona Halep counters Elise Mertens to beat her and reach QF

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Simona Halep had to be at her counter-punching best to fight off another determined second-set comeback bid from Elise Mertens on Monday as the Romanian world number three advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. Halep, a beaten finalist at Melbourne Park two years ago, moved on with a 6-4 6-4 victory that sets up a meeting with …

Australian Open: Simona Halep races into quarterfinals
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Simona Halep races into quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep surged into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday with a straight-sets victory over 16th seed Elise Mertens. Read: Dominant Djokovic powers through to quarters After top seed Ashleigh Barty, Halep -- last year’s Wimbledon champion and a former French Open winner -- is the highest remaining seed left in the draw. Halep …

Australian Open 2020: Simona Halep believes Coco Gauff will win a grand slam 'soon'
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Simona Halep believes Coco Gauff will win a grand slam 'soon'

The Hindu  

Simona Halep believes the run to the Australian Open last 16 by Coco Gauff is a "great thing" for tennis and expects the 15-year-old to win a grand slam "soon". "Well, it's kind of a big mix here with the 15-year-old that is winning matches in a grand slam and makes it look easy," said the 28-year-old. Gauff will meet …

Australian Open 2020: Halep eases into last 16
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Halep eases into last 16

The Hindu  

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep avoided becoming the latest big casualty at the Australian Open when she beat Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva to reach the last 16 on Saturday. The fourth seed won 6-1, 6-4 and plays Belgian 16th seed Elise Mertens or world number 600 CiCi Bellis of the United States next in Melbourne. Serena Williams and reigning champion …

Australian Open 2020: Halep, Pliskova and Kerber through
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Halep, Pliskova and Kerber through

The Hindu  

Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova and Angelique Kerber claimed comfortable second-round wins at the Australian Open as Garbine Muguruza survived a scare on Thursday. Halep, Pliskova and Kerber progress A runner-up in Melbourne in 2018, fourth seed Halep was largely untroubled in a 6-2, 6-4 win over British qualifier Harriet Dart. The Romanian managed five breaks of serve and will meet …

Simona Halep stumps up for Australian Open win over Dart
4 years, 11 months ago

Simona Halep stumps up for Australian Open win over Dart

The Hindu  

Simona Halep said she dreaded to think how much money she owed her coach after victory over British qualifier Harriet Dart in the Australian Open second round on Thursday. The fourth seed pledged earlier this month to donate $200 to Australia’s bushfire relief fund each time she gives her Australian coach Darren Cahill a hard time during matches. Two-time Grand …

Australian Open 2020: Simona Halep seals dominant win over Harriet Dart; 2019 semi-finalist Danielle Collins eliminated
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Simona Halep seals dominant win over Harriet Dart; 2019 semi-finalist Danielle Collins eliminated

Firstpost  

Checkout all the match results of the women’s singles fixtures from the third day of the Australian Open 2020 Melbourne: Danielle Collins is out of the Australian Open in the second round a year after making her Grand Slam breakthrough with a run to the semi-finals at Melbourne Park. Karolina Pliskova breezes past Laura Siegemund Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova continued her …

Australian Open 2020: Simona Halep goes past Jennifer Brady to enter second round after initial struggle; Maria Sharapova ousted
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: Simona Halep goes past Jennifer Brady to enter second round after initial struggle; Maria Sharapova ousted

Firstpost  

Former champion Maria Sharapova made her earliest Australian Open exit in a decade on Tuesday and said she was unsure whether her troublesome shoulder injury would allow her to return next year. Maria Sharapova loses in first round for third straight slam Former champion Maria Sharapova made her earliest Australian Open exit in a decade on Tuesday and said she …

Australian Open 2020: 10 first-round matches to watch
4 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open 2020: 10 first-round matches to watch

The Hindu  

The first Grand Slam of the year of the year is all set to begin in Melbourne on Monday amid controversy over the bushfires that have ravaged several parts of Australia. He won a solitary title last year, and he only matched his previous best at a Grand Slam – the quarters at the French Open. Serena Williams v Anastasia …

Simona Halep to play China Open despite chronic back problem
5 years, 3 months ago

Simona Halep to play China Open despite chronic back problem

The Hindu  

Wimbledon champion Simona Halep said on Saturday she will compete at the China Open in Beijing, days after retiring from the Wuhan Open with a back problem. “The back is better, is getting better and I’m having treatment every day,” said Halep, who plays a qualifier in her Beijing opener. In my opinion, I can play tomorrow.” “You never know …

Simona Halep and Darren Cahill to reunite in 2020
5 years, 3 months ago

Simona Halep and Darren Cahill to reunite in 2020

The Hindu  

Simona Halep has announced Darren Cahill will return to coach the Wimbledon champion for the 2020 season. Cahill split with Halep last November to take a one-year coaching hiatus, enabling him to spend more time with his family in Australia. Two-time major winner Halep on Thursday revealed that long-time coach Cahill will be back in her corner next year. Can't …

US Open: Darren Cahill backs Simona Halep to mount strong challenge to win at Flushing Meadows
5 years, 4 months ago

US Open: Darren Cahill backs Simona Halep to mount strong challenge to win at Flushing Meadows

The Hindu  

Darren Cahill says Simona Halep can take her game to another level and has backed the two-time grand slam champion to mount a strong challenge for a maiden US Open title. The 2018 French Open champion has suffered first-round defeats at Flushing Meadows in each of the past two years but is among the leading contenders to win the final …

Simona Halep hoping for a new dawn at this year\'s US Open
5 years, 4 months ago

Simona Halep hoping for a new dawn at this year\'s US Open

Deccan Chronicle  

Simona Halep is living the dream after her Wimbledon triumph and the Romanian heads into next week’s US Open hoping for a new dawn at the season’s final Grand Slam after early exits in the last two years. Halep scorched 23-times Grand Slam winner Serena Williams 6-2 6-2 in less than an hour in this year’s Wimbledon final to add …

French Open 2019: Simona Halep faces Amanda Anisimova; Madison Keys takes on Ashleigh Barty in battle of destructive servers
5 years, 7 months ago

French Open 2019: Simona Halep faces Amanda Anisimova; Madison Keys takes on Ashleigh Barty in battle of destructive servers

Firstpost  

Simona Halep looks to keep her title defence alive against American 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova on Wednesday as the Roland Garros quarter-finals conclude. Paris: Simona Halep looks to keep her title defence alive against American 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova on Wednesday as the Roland Garros quarter-finals conclude. In the day’s other quarter-final, Madison Keys takes on Ashleigh Barty in a battle of …

Halep Battles Back to Reach 4th Round at Australian Open
6 years, 11 months ago

Halep Battles Back to Reach 4th Round at Australian Open

India TV News  

Simona Halep wins a marathon third-round match against American Lauren Davis, equaling a record at the Australian Open. Keys advances to the fourth round after saving three break points on her first match point against Ana Bogdan. Pliskova advances to the second round after dominating No. 29 Lucie Safarova in a thrilling match. Davis loses in the third round for …

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