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Halep announces retirement after losing at Transylvania Open
Simona Halep celebtrates with the trophy at the French Open tennis tournament, June 9, 2018, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France
FORMER world number one Simona Halep has announced her retirement after suffering a resounding defeat in her first match of 2025.
Halep belatedly got her season under way in her home event, the Transylvania Open, in Romania on Tuesday, after being handed a wildcard.
But the two-time Grand Slam champion won just two games as Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti powered to a 6-1 6-1 victory in just 59 minutes.
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