Simona Halep lost her first official match after returning to tennis, the former WTA leader was knocked out by Paula Bados in the first round in Miami. At the end of the match, Simona explained the reasons for the defeat and talked about reuniting with his former coach Patrick Muratoglu.

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Halep won the first set against Badosa 6-1, but lost the next two 6-4, 6-3. The match lasted two hours.

Simona revealed that her return to the court was better than expected, despite losing her match against Badosa.

“Paula was a very good player, with a high level of tennis, I liked my presence on the court, the fact that so many people support me. It was a special day. I’m glad that there were many Romanians in the stands, I always feel like I’m playing at home, they make a good noise and help me.

My family and close friends were with me. After the first five points I lost, I was very nervous, I knew it was going to be difficult, I didn’t know what to expect, but I slowly got into my rhythm, won the first game and said to myself: come on, it’s not that bad, everything will be fine, I knew , which will be difficult, but in the end everything was good.

I’ve always said that if you train a lot it doesn’t feel like an official match, but I’ve been keeping fit by training in the gym, I haven’t played much tennis in the last month, I haven’t put on any weight, so that’s been good.

Of course, I’m not in the best physical condition, but I feel good, the daily work in the gym has helped me. I didn’t have any plans, I was waiting for a decision, I came here because of the love of tennis.

Quickly, it’s too early to talk about future plans, I’m going home, I need to train more.

The tennis is very strong now, I didn’t know how I would perform, but it was good enough for the first match, we’ll see” – Simona Halep.

About reuniting with Patrick Muratoglu

“I saw Muratoglu two days ago, I wish him success with Run, but I’m done working with him, but yes, we said hello, I say hello to everyone, I don’t hold grudges, I don’t hate” – Simona Halep.

What advice does she give young players to avoid being in her situation

“I have always supported clean sport, I said it loud and clear, they have to pay attention to everything they eat, what they do, sometimes something unexpected can happen, it’s stressful, but I have to believe that what happened to me it won’t happen to them either because it was horrible for me, it was psychologically stressful, my advice is to check everything you take and be careful about everything, it’s hard to give advice, I don’t want it to happen either because that I passed” – Simona Halep.

The truth wins in the end, says Simona Halep

“My parents told me that the truth always wins, and I always believed that. I knew I was clean, I hadn’t done anything wrong, and I thought it was impossible to be banned for four years for something I didn’t do.

The hardest part was when I heard I was banned for four years for something I didn’t do, it was difficult to manage, the decision destroyed me a bit,” he concluded. Simona Halep at the press conference.