On the 5th, Beijing time, the 33-year-old Romanian player Halep, who has won two Grand Slam championships, officially announced his retirement to end his tennis career after losing 1-6, 1-6 to Italian player Blanzetti at the Transylvania Open in his hometown.

Romanian 33-year-old Halep

Halep made her debut in 2017 and won the 2018 French Open and 2019 Wimbledon women's singles titles, but a positive drug test during the US Open in August 2022 led to a brutal ban in October 2022. Halep appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and finally reduced the ban from four years to nine months.

Halep, who has also suffered from injuries in recent years, today is Halep's first match of the season, and the current ranking of the Women's Singles has dropped to 870, and she qualified for a wild card in her hometown of Cluj, where she suffered a straight set defeat and officially announced her retirement after the match.

"I don't know if it's sad or happy, I think I have both, but my soul is at peace with the decision and I've always been realistic with myself." Speaking to the crowd with the microphone after the game, Halep said, "My body is not as intense as it used to be, to go back to the way it was before. ”

Halep

"It's really hard to get to that level and I know what it takes." "That's why I'm here today, to Cluj, even if I'm not doing well, to say goodbye in front of you, on the tennis court." ”

"To be competitive, you need to pay more, and that's not possible at the moment." "I don't want to cry, it's a beautiful thing. I was number one in the world, I won a Grand Slam and it was everything I wanted. ”

Halep won 24 singles titles in his career and amassed more than $40 million in career prize money.