Simona Halep (31 years old) will also not participate in the US Open.

Simona HalepPhoto: USA TODAY Network / ddp USA / Profimedia

The Romanian was on the preliminary list of athletes registered for the final Grand Slam of the year, but with the verdict in her doping trial postponed, she will not be able to play at Flushing Meadows.

Simona Halep, message for fans

After the organizers of the US Open confirmed what already seemed inevitable by removing the Romanian from the list of participants, fans wrote hundreds of messages to Simona Halep.

The tennis player reacted with a comment on Instagram in the section of the publication with a photo from a vacation in Italy.

“Thank you very much for all your kind words. I congratulate them. I hope you will also have a smile on your face no matter what,” wrote Simona Halep.

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