Simona Halep officially returned to action in a match lost to Paula Badozzi in the first round of the WTA in Miami, and the former world number one wanted to send a message to the Romanians who supported her.

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Simona Halep wanted to thank the Romanians who supported her after returning to the court

After her loss to Paula Badosa, Halep sent a message to fans in Romania who cheered her on during her suspension and watched her return to the court.

“I want to thank you for being with me and seeing my return to the field. I want to thank you for the support you have given me throughout the process.

It was unconditional support, which I appreciate from the bottom of my heart and which gave me the strength to fight and prove the truth.

I hope I can play good matches again, I hope I can get good results, but the most important thing is that I am happy to be back on the pitch.

Thank you for your support” Simona Halep saidfor DigiSport.

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Find out after the match between Simona Halep and Paula Bados

• Simona Halep will receive a check for $23,250 and 10 points in the world singles ranking (she ranks 1140th in the Live hierarchy) for being in the main draw of WTA Miami.

• Paula Bados (80 WTA) should play in the second round. Aryna Sabalenko (2 WTA), if the player from Belarus does not decide to withdraw (after the death of her lover).

• This is Paula’s first victory over Simona. In the first meetings (both took place in 2022), the Romanian won: 6-3, 6-1 in Madrid and 6-1, 6-2 in Wimbledon.

• After Simona HalepAna Bohdan and Jacqueline Christian were eliminated in the first round, Romania has only one representative in Miami: Sorana Kirstia (second round – match with Sloane Stevens or Angelique Kerber).

• Simona Halep played her last official match on August 29, 2022. At the US Open, in the inaugural round, our athlete unexpectedly defeated Daria Snigur (at that time she was ranked 124th in the WTA qualification ranking).

• 18 months of nightmare followed for the former WTA leader – she was banned for 4 years for two separate violations of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP): the presence and use of the substance roxadustat in a urine sample collected after an anti-doping test. test conducted at the US Open 2022 (1) and irregularities in his biological passport (2). Halep appealed to the CAS, which reduced her sentence to 9 months.