Simona Halep has been absent from the world circuits for several months, the last tournament in which she participated was the US Open 2022 (she is temporarily suspended for doping). The Romanian’s absence from the WTA is also being felt at a high level, with one of the most important players in the history of women’s tennis saying she misses Simona.

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Chris Evert about Simona Halep: “I miss her!”

In a post on his personal Twitter, Chris Evert shared the following message: “I miss her!” accompanied by a crying emoji.

In fact, this is not the first time Evert has sent a message of support to Halep, the last message was posted on January 31 of this year.

“I’m thinking about Simona Halep, I hope everything is fine with her… And I hope everything will be resolved soon…”, Chris Evert said at the beginning of this year.

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Know:

• Halep (31) played her last official match at the US Open 2022, when she was knocked out in the opening round by Ukrainian Daria Snigur.

• Simona Halep is temporarily suspended from tennis due to a positive test for Roxadustat (conducted during the US Open 2022).

• Simona’s case will be heard by Sport Resolutions, an independent court in London that hears doping cases in white sport.

• However, if innocence cannot be proven, Simona has one more appeal: the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

• It will be recalled that the maximum suspension that Halep could receive is 4 years.

Who is Chris Evert?

Evert was born on December 21, 1954 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA and first rose to the WTA No. 1 ranking on November 3, 1975.

During his career, he won 154 tournaments, including 18 Grand Slam tournaments (two Australian Open, seven Roland Garros, three Wimbledon and six US Open).

He collected $8,896,195 from tennis prizes alone. In his career, he has 1304 wins and 144 losses.

In 2011, he became a commentator and analyst for ESPN, a role he continues to play today.

Evert has three sons, Colton, Nicholas and Alexander, and works at the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, according to ESPN.

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