Simona Halep could be a doubt for the upcoming US Open after being forced to withdraw from the Cincinnati Open with a thigh injury.
Halep had been due to play Veronika Kudermetova on Wednesday, but will now hand the latter a walkover to the last 16, where either Paula Badosa or Ajla Tomljanovic lie in wait.
Ad Halep, working with Serena Williams' ex-coach Patrick Mouratoglou since April, has rediscovered some of her best form this summer, reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon — losing to eventual winner Elena Rybakina — and then winning the Canadian Open last week.
WTA Toronto'I’m exhausted' — Halep wins first WTA title with coach Mouratoglou14/08/2022 AT 21:06 But her momentum has been stalled by this news, which comes just twelve days before the final major of the year in New York.