Simona Halep has been battling a thigh ailment of late, which has forced her to withdraw from the Miami Open. Therefore, the former world No. 1, will not play Australian wild card, Daria Saville, in the second round of the tournament as planned.
Halep confirmed on Twitter on Thursday that she will miss the Miami Open and several weeks of action due to a leg issue she has been dealing with since reaching the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells last week.
"It feels like really disappointing news to share"- Simona Halep
"I had been struggling with the thigh since my semi-final in Indian Wells and hoped it would improve, but I went for an MRI last night and unfortunately it showed a tear," the 30-year-old explained.
Hi guys, while I was practising in Miami yesterday I felt a sharp pain in my left leg. I had been struggling with the thigh since my semifinal in Indian Wells and hoped it would improve, but I went for an MRI last night and unfortunately it showed a tear. My body needs time to pic.twitter.com/6xlojjKTRj
"My body needs time to heal and as a result, I will be out of competition for three weeks. This means I have had to make the super-tough decision to pull out of Miami, Charleston and Fed Cup. While it feels like really disappointing news to share, I am keeping the confidence from my great start to the year and am motivated to do everything to be ready for the clay-court season," the Romanian concluded.
heal and as a result I will be out of competition for three weeks. This means I have had to make the super tough decision to pull out of Miami, Charleston and Fed Cup. While it feels like really disappointing news to share, I am keeping the confidence from my great start to
Halep was defeated by Iga Swiatek at Indian Wells after missing time due to a calf injury last year. Swiatek, on the other hand, went on to win the tournament, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 in the final, and is now ranked No. 2 in the world.
Nevertheless, Halep, who is ranked No. 19 in the world and will now focus on clay-court matches ahead of the French Open, which starts on May 22. Earlier this year, she advanced to the round of 16 at the Australian Open.
Barbora Krejčíková in women's singles was proclaimed Wimbledon 2024 champion, she defeated Jasmine Paolini of Italy. Let's have a look at the women's Wimbledon Champion list from the last 10 years.
The World's biggest Tennis tournament,Wimbledonor TheChampionshipsis the oldest Tennis tournament so far. It is considered as the most prestigious tournament. It has been organized at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877.Grand Slamhas four Tennis tournaments, and Wimbledon is one of them. The Australian Open, theFrench Openand theUS Openare the other three tournaments. Wimbledon is the only tournament played on Grass courts.
The Wimbledon Championship 2024 was the 137th time Championships. There were five main events, four junior events, and seven invitation events. Barbora Krejčíková in women's singles was proclaimed Wimbledon 2024 champion, she defeated Jasmine Paolini of Italy. There are many more champions who have won women's singles titles. So, let's have a look at the women's Wimbledon Champion list from the last 10 years.
1. 2014 Wimbledon Championships Winner- Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitova swept past Canada's Eugenie Bouchard with a stunning performance of controlled power to win her second Wimbledon title. The Czech sixth seed reclaimed the title she first won in 2011 with a 6-3 6-0 victory. It was the 24-year-old's second major title. Kvitova did a similar demolition job on Maria Sharapova to win Wimbledon for the first time three years ago. It was also the quickest ladies’ final at Wimbledon for 31 years, since Martina Navratilova, also a Czech and an even more famous left-hander, routed Andrea Jaeger in the 1983 final.
2. 2015 Wimbledon Championships Winner- Serena Williams
Serena Williams beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza to win Wimbledon for the sixth time and complete the 'Serena Slam' as the holder of all four major titles. The 33-year-old American won 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court to claim her 21st Grand Slam title and third of 2015. It's another mark in the history books for the player who many already consider the greatest woman to have ever played the game. Serena also became the oldest slam champion of the modern era by beating her excellent opponent, 12 years her junior.
3. 2016 Wimbledon Championships Winner-Serena Williams
Serena Williams had finally won her 22nd Grand Slam title, besting Angelique Kerber in the finals at Wimbledon 2016. The American, 34, coped with a gusty wind on Centre Court to win 7-5 6-3. With this, she got her seventh singles title on the grass courts of The Championships, and she had finally tied Steffi Graf for the most major titles in the Open Era.
Garbine Muguruza defeated Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 to clinch the 2017 Wimbledon women's singles championship, the second major title of her career. It was a strange contest, the first women’s final under the roof. The Spaniard finished as runner-up to the American's sister, Serena, in this same fixture two years ago but claimed some redemption after sailing to this year's crown.
Angelique Kerber beat seven-time champion Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title and spoil the American's dream comeback as a mother. The German 11th seed, 30, beat the 23-time Grand Slam champion 6-3 6-3 to add this title to her 2016 Australian Open and US Open crowns.
Simona Halep has made Wimbledon history by becoming the first Romanian to win the Grand Slam with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over seven-time champion Serena Williams. She won her first Grand Slam title at last year’s French Open but had gone into her first final here as the clear underdog.
Ashleigh Barty claimed her first Wimbledon title - and second singles Grand Slam crown, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7 (7-4) 6-3 in a rollercoaster women's singles final. Barty, who claimed a first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros two years ago, was the first Australian to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish since her idol Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the second of two Wimbledon titles in 1980. She was only the third Australian woman to triumph in the Open era, joining Goolagong Cawley (also the 1971 winner) and 1970 champion Margaret Court.
8. 2022 Wimbledon Championships winner- Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina became the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory against No.3 Ons Jabeur. After sealing her first championship point with a service winner, Rybakina celebrated the 1-hour, 48-minute win with barely a fist pump. In the first Wimbledon title match between first-time Grand Slam finalists of the Open Era, Rybakina, 23, also became the youngest woman to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish since 21-year-old Petra Kvitova in 2011. She was also the fourth-youngest active major champion on the Hologic WTA Tour, older than only Iga Swiatek, Bianca Andreescu, and Emma Raducanu.
Markéta Vondroušová made history as the first unseeded player to win the ladies singles championship at Wimbledon in a stunning 6-4, 6-4 upset over the No. 6 seed Ons Jabeur, who was the runner-up for a second straight year. The 24-year-old lefty joins two other Czech-born left-handers, Martina Navratilova and Petra Kvitová to take home the Wimbledon title.
Barbora Krejcikova is the Wimbledon ladies' singles champion after the 31st seed earned an impressive 6-2 2-6 6-4 win over Jasmine Paolini to claim the title for the first time. Heading into the Wimbledon final, Krejcikova was a seven-time Major doubles champion, the 2021 French Open singles winner and an Olympic gold medallist. She had even completed the career Slam in doubles, winning each of the four big titles at least once.
Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal, on his debut in Miami Open, defeated Canada's Gabriel Diallo by the score of 7-6(7-3), 6-2 in the first round qualifier match on Monday.
Sumit Nagal wins at Miami Open on debut. Image- Hindustan Times
With the win, Sumit Nagal reached the final qualifying round and will face 19-year-old Coleman Wong of Hong Kong, whom he had earlier defeated in two straight sets at the ATP Bengaluru Challenger.
At the same time, Sumit Nagal, who broke into the world top 100 after winning the Chennai Open last month, is likely to reach a new career-high of world No. 92 in the ATP Live Rankings after this win. Nagal had created quite a flutter in January when he advanced to the second round of the Australian Open. That effort had played a big part in launching him into the top-100 of the ATP rankings.
Talking about the match, Nagal started a little slow but won the tie-breaker in the first set after saving a break point in the seventh game to take the lead of 1-0. He came back and dominated the second set, breaking Diallo in the first and seventh games. Nagal won the tie-breaker in the first set after saving a break point in the seventh game, while he dominated the second set, breaking Diallo in the first and seventh games.
Sumit Nagal had made it to the main draw of his last tournament Indian Wells due to Rafael Nadal's last-minute withdrawal but then lost to Milos Raonic in the first round. He had to face defeat in the final qualifying round of the tournament despite presenting a tough challenge against South Korea's Hong Seong-chan.
From one man unbelievably acquiring 13 French Open titles to the rise of numerous unexpected winners, the event has seen it all. Let us have a trip to memory lane and look at the female French Open winners from the Last 10 years.
The French Open, often known as Roland-Garros, is an annual tennis tournament held at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris. The French Open is the second Grand Slam of the year. It is the only Grand Slam played on clay court, making it one of the most anticipated tennis events of the year. It is thought to be one of the most arduous grand slams to win, as the best-of-five-sets format on clay makes the battle extremely exhausting, and only the fittest players can emerge as the French Open Winners.
However, during its 131 years of reigning, the French Open has been a witness of several unexpected moments. From one man unbelievably acquiring 13 French Open titles to the rise of numerous unexpected winners, the event has seen it all. Let us have a trip to memory lane and look at the female French Open winners from the Last 10 years.
YEAR
MATCH
SCORE
WINNER
2015
Serena Williams vs Lucie Šafářová
6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
Serena Williams
2016
Garbiñe Muguruza vs Serena Williams
7–5, 6–4
Garbiñe Muguruza
2017
Jeļena Ostapenko vs Simona Halep
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Jeļena Ostapenko
2018
Simona Halep vs Sloane Stephens
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Simona Halep
2019
Ashleigh Barty vs Markéta Vondroušová
6–1, 6–3
Ashleigh Barty
2020
Iga Świątek vs Sofia Kenin
6–4, 6–1
Iga Świątek
2021
Barbora Krejčíková vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Barbora Krejčíková
2022
Iga Świątek vs Coco Gauff
6–1, 6–3
Iga Świątek
2023
Iga Świątek vs Karolína Muchová
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Iga Świątek
2024
Iga Swiatek vs Jasmine Paolini
6-2, 6-1
Iga Swiatek
French Open Winners: (Women)
1. French Open 2015 Winner- Serena Williams
The Sovereign of Power Tennis won the 2015 French Open women's title, defeating Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2. In a spectacular match, the 28-year-old was putting up a fantastic effort against Serena. Although, she didn't stand a chance against Serena's thunderous shots in the end. However, after this triumph, Williams also became the first woman to win consecutive U.S. Open, Australian Open, and French Open titles since Monica Seles in 1991-92.
22-Year-old Garbine Muguruza stunned tennis fans when she upset Serena Williams at the 2016 French Open. As a result, the American's dream to win a 22nd Grand Slam singles title and tie Steffi Graf's Open-era record was dashed.
Nevertheless, Muguruza upset the former world number 1 in straight sets(7–5, 6–4) to win her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open. Thereafter, Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to win the championship since Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Monica Seles in the final in 1998.
3. French Open 2017 Winner- Jeļena Ostapenko
Jelena Ostapenko won her maiden Grand Slam championship as a professional in the 2017 French Open women's final. She hushed the naysayers and demonstrated that she belongs amongst stars by becoming the first unseeded player to win at Roland Garros.
However, she fought back to win 6-4, 6-3 after losing the first set 4-6 to former No. 3 Simona Halep. Thus, Ostapenko became the youngest first-time Grand Slam champion since Svetlana Kuznetsova won the US Open at the age of 19 in 2004.
4. French Open 2018 Winner- Simona Halep
Halep seemed practically helpless against Sloane Stephens in the opening set of the French Open Women's singles final, trailing 3-6, 0-2 at one point. But in the second set, Halep turned up the heat with a ferocity that helped her capture her maiden Grand Slam title with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. After losing at the Australian Open, Halep not only quenched her thirst, but she also became the first Romanian to win a Grand Slam since 1978.
5. French Open 2019 Winner- Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty, a three-time grand slam champion, became the first Australian women's singles player to win the French Open since Margaret Court in 1973. In a one-sided final, she thrashed Marketa Vondrousova, a Czech player, 6-1, 6-3. As a result, the Aussie earned the prestigious trophy and effectively carried her country's expectations on her shoulders.
6. French Open 2020 Winner- Iga Świątek
Iga Swiatek, a 19-year-old tennis sensation, won the 2020 French Open in straight sets, crowning herself as the sport's latest superstar. The result was never in doubt, as the girl appeared to be completely unfazed throughout the game, and she triumphed in just one hour and 24 minutes. Nonetheless, with this victory by her side, Swiatek became the first Pole to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova won her first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open 2021, defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia to become the first Czech woman to be awarded the title in 40 years. However, Krejcikova, playing just her fifth main draw in a Slams singles event, triumphed 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 for a second career title. As a result, The champion followed in the footsteps of compatriot Hana Mandlikova, who won the title in 1981 in Paris.
8. French Open 2022 winner- Iga Swiatek
World Number One Iga Swiatek of Poland won the French Open 2022 Women's Singles Title by beating US teenager Coco Gauf. The 21-year-old clinched her second title in three years in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 over Gauff. In addition, she is the youngest player ranked in the top ten. Iga was the 2020 French Open champion and is the first player representing Poland to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Iga Swiatek defeated Karolína Muchová to win the French Open 2023 title. Iga rewrote the history books with her third French Open title. She became only the second women's player to defend the Roland Garros title this century after Justine Henin did it in 2006. The 22-year-old also became the youngest player to win the Claycourt Major in consecutive years since Monica Seles (19) in 1992. She is also the youngest to win four Grand Slams since Serena Williams (20) in 2002.
10. French Open 2024 winner- Iga Swaitek
Iga Swiatek achieved the rare feat of winning a third successive French Open women's title and fourth overall with a comprehensive victory over Italian 12th seed Jasmine Paolini. Poland’s Swiatek continued her recent dominance on the Roland Garros clay with a 6-2 6-1 win against first-time major finalist Paolini.
It was Swiatek's fifth Grand Slam singles title. In open-era women’s tennis, only Evert and Graf (6) have won more Roland Garros titles than her, and she becomes the first woman since Henin in 2007 to triumph thrice in a row in Paris. She also became the only woman apart from Serena Williams to do the Madrid-Rome-Paris triple – winning all three of the most important clay court events on the calendar in the same year.
Iga Swiatek will take over the world's number one position with a 6-4 6-0 victory against Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday, continuing her incredible winning streak. The Polish second seed did not drop a set in Miami, extending her winning streak to 17 matches. It dates back to her title run at the Qatar Open in February.
Swiatek, 20, becomes only the fourth woman to win both the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments in the same year, a feat dubbed as the "Sunshine Double" due to the tournaments' locations in California and Florida, respectively.
Iga Swiatek, who also became the first woman to win the first three WTA 1000 tournaments in a season, remarked, "These weeks were so intense. I didn't really know if I would be able to keep up with the streak that I have."
"It's amazing for me that I could show mental toughness. Because my whole life I thought I could do more and sometimes I was losing and I didn't even know why. This season I feel like everything clicked so it's great and I am really happy," the Miami Open 2022 champion said whilst concluding.
The final showdown of the Miami Open 2022 in a nutshell
The match began with a dramatic seven-deuce opening game. Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, saved two break points and blasted down four aces to retain serve. Afterwards, Swiatek broke Osaka with a superb crosscourt backhand winner to go ahead 3-2 in the first set and then went on to complete out the first set without facing a break point despite serving under 40%.
The former French Open champion stepped up her game in the second set, breaking Osaka three times to pull out to a 5-0 lead. She never looked back, winning the match on her first championship point when Osaka blasted a forehand wide. En route to the title, Iga Swiatek became the first woman since Victoria Azarenka in 2016 to complete the "Sunshine Double". Other women who have achieved this feat are Kim Clijsters (2005) and Steffi Graf (1994, 1996).
Paula Badosa has maintained her winning streak in 2022 after breaking through last year. Before reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open, the 24-year-old won her first WTA championship in Sydney. Despite having her run cut short at the Australian Open, Dubai Tennis Championships, and Doha, she made an incredible recovery at Indian Wells 2022, where she was defending champion. The World No.6 came up two wins close to defending her championship at Indian Wells, losing in straight sets to Maria Sakkari in the semifinals. However, the Spaniard is having a tremendous run in Miami and looking forward to adding another title under her belt.
Jessica Pegula, on the other hand, is coming off a six-game triumph over Anhelina Kalinina in a one-set match. Pegula won 89% of her first serve points and 55% of her second serve points in the victory. She converted three of her six break points and won 70% of her total service points and she is well rested for this match, having only played for 25 minutes the day before, and she has yet to drop a set this tournament. Also, she is also looking forward to playing in her second WTA 1000 semifinal of her career.
Paula Badosa vs Jessica Pegula Head-To-Head Records
Since this is the first time Paula Badosa and Jessica Pegula will battle each other on the main tour, there is no previous head-to-head record between them. Nevertheless. the score in the head-to-head encounter is currently 0-0.
Paula Badosa vs Jessica Pegula: Who Will Be The Ultimate Winner ?
Paula Badosa would be the overwhelming favourite to win. The Spaniard is one of the best players in the women's game, and she has had a strong season thus far. She'd like to win a championship this season as soon as possible. Pegula, on the other hand, has also dazzled so far this year, both in this competition and in general. The American's run in the Australian Open was incredible, and she hasn't looked back since.
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