Simona Halep appeared a month ago on the list of players registered for the US Open 2023, but the former WTA leader is still temporarily suspended for doping and the organizers of the last Grand Slam of the year announced the Romanian.
Simona Halep will not play at the US Open-2023
So, the Americans clarified that Simona will not be able to play at the US Open 2023, her place in the main draw of the competition in Flushing Meadows will be taken by Taylor Townsend.
“According to the Grand Slam Rules, Simona Halep was automatically withdrawn from the US Open due to a temporary disqualification at the time of the qualifying draw. Taylor Townsend enters the main draw,” says the US Open website.
At the hearings in London at the Sport Resolutions tribunal, Simona expects a verdict and will remain without points in the WTA ranking after the US Open 2023. Last year, she was unexpectedly eliminated in the first round by Ukrainian Daria Snigur.
It is updated.
No big surprise as Simona Halep withdrew from the US Open due to her provisional suspension.
Taylor Townsend has now entered the main draw of the women’s singles.
Former US Open finalist Vira Zvonareva was the first to be eliminated in this week’s qualifier. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/jjZBL4Uq8Q
— Eric Goodries (@ATNtennis) August 21, 2023
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