“I was close to retiring in 2021” says Simona Halep how a visit to Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy changed her mind

Simona Aleppo old world number 1He said he was about to retire in 2021 after being fired for a four-month injury made him believe he would never return to his best form.

Simona Halep has announced that she is almost ready to retire at the age of 30. Tennis Sections Alize Lim for the show “The Big Talk” but one visit Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy earlier this year convinced him otherwise. He then went on to hire him as his coach. “When I was 30, I thought I was going to be done, and this year I was almost done” said Aleppo. “Actually, after the injury I had last year as well. At the beginning of the year (2022) I was a little better, but still wasn’t very confident, so I thought it might be the last time I can play tennis.”

“But then I discovered this academy, I discovered something, the fire in me for tennis came back. When I saw the kids here doing everything possible to be on top, I took it back. I needed it to see it in other people, in other kids, and I took it back.” she loved it.

Kids can wait a little longer. – Simona Aleppo

Simona Halep has admitted that her calf injury in 2021 forced her to withdraw from the sport. Roland Garros, Wimbledonand Olympicsshattered his confidence. “I didn’t believe I would be on the same level after the injury because I was gone for about four months.” said. “I had never left tennis for four months, so last year I had a hard time. I also thought 30 was a good age to retire. I always thought about it, but it was probably always on my mind.”

However, he ended his statement by saying that he could wait a little longer as soon as the children wanted to focus on their game. “I would really love to have kids, but they can wait a little longer because I have that pleasure and I don’t want to give up.”

Simona Halep is ready to tackle the Madrid Open.

The former number 1 Romanian, who suffered an injury in 2021 and is currently 21st, will make his debut with new coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Halep has suffered a leg injury since winning the Melbourne Summer Set 1 in January and reaching the semi-finals. Doha and Indian Wells. He will oppose Zhang Shuai in the first round.

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