JAKARTA - Simona Halep on Thursday confirmed that he will miss all the rest of the tournament this season to undergo recovery after undergoing nasal surgery.
"I don't know how long this recovery will take. But one thing is for sure, I can't compete in any tournaments this year," Halep said through his social media, quoted by Antara, Friday.
The 30-year-old said he decided to express his physical condition after struggling with mental health issues earlier this year.
Halep won the French Open 2018 and Wimbledon 2019, but his position was thrown to 20th in the world in November 2021. His performance did not improve earlier this year, even the Romanian was only able to last until the second round of the French Open and Roland Garros last May.
In February, I almost quit tennis because I wasn't sure if I still had the power to re-enter the top 10 of the world. I've had a lot of moments that make me anxious," he wrote.
He also said he had been trying to train to calm down with coach Patrick Mouratoglou, and since then his appearance began to slowly rise.
Halep advanced to the semifinals of Wimbledon 2022 and won the Canadian Open in Toronto, which took him to the sixth WTA rankings in August.
In two months I'm back to Top 10. Target, reached!
But he was then eliminated in the first round of the US Open by Ukrainian qualification player Daria Snigur.
"When I appeared at the US Open, I realized I was very tired," said Halep, who had problems with breathing.
The 2022 season is over. See you on the field, 2023! he concluded.
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