FORMER World No. 1 Simona Halep has announced her retirement from tennis. The ex-Wimbledon and French Open champion, 33, only returned to competitive action last year following a drugs ban.

FORMER Wimbledon champion Simona Halep revealed "the thought of retiring crosses my mind very often" as she seriously considers hanging up her racquet. Halep, 33, beat Serena Williams to reign ...

Halep’s best moment in the sport came when she stunned Serena Williams in the 2019 Wimbledon final (Getty Images) Throughout the whole saga, Halep had been incandescent, describing it as “the ...

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Simona Halep beat Serena Williams in the 2019 Wimbledon final Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Simona Halep has retired from tennis. The Romanian announced her decision on ...