JAKARTA The former world number one, Simona Halep, has received wildcard facilities to appear at the 2025 Australian Open which will take place at the beginning of next year.
The 33-year-old Romanian tennis player was previously sentenced to be banned from competing because he was doped for four years. However, sanctions have been reduced to nine months after the appeal.
"I've worked hard to get ready for the 2025 season," Halep said, as reported by BBC Sport.
Halep, who insisted on innocence after being charged with two doping offenses, returned to action in Miami in March 2024.
He also competed at the WTA Tour in October 2024 in Hong Kong, but lost in the first round. It was his last tournament in this year's calendar.
BACA JUGA:
-
| OLAHRAGA
Agen Lamine Yamal Bocorkan Rencana Perpanjangan Kontrak di Barcelona hingga 2030
18 Desember 2024, 18:28 -
| OLAHRAGA
Kritik soal Jadwal Ditanggapi Tegas Erick Thohir, Media Korea Selatan Bela Shin Tae-yong
18 Desember 2024, 18:01
"Australia Open has given me some of the best moments of my career. So, I can't wait to get back to Melbourne and play in front of Australian fans," he said.
The 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon champions are currently ranked 877th in the world. He will start the struggle from the qualifying round in Melbourne.
Halep's best runner-up in Australia was runner-up in 2018. At that time, he lost against Danish player Caroline Wozniacki.
Halep kemudian mencapai babak keempat dalam penampilan terakhirnya di Grand Slam pembukaan musim tersebut pada 2022.
The Australian Open qualifying round will take place on January 6-9, 2025. The main draw will begin three days later.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
