Simona Halep, after a year and a half, returns to the tennis court at the Miami Open. She received a wildcard due to a reduced doping ban and impressively wins her first match against Paula Badosa, showing good form despite some shoulder pain.
Halep with some shoulder pain on her first match back. https://t.co/mMKKqxHfpa
A year and a half later, Simona Halep returns to the tour after her doping ban and wins the opening set 6-1 against Paula Badosa in Miami with a forehand winner. Halep looks deilghted to be back at work and striking the ball very cleanly after a shaky start.
After receiving a wildcard once her doping ban was drastically reduced Simona Halep is back on court and looking very sharp, up a double break on Paula Badosa in the Miami R1.
Impressive start from Halep, up an early break. https://t.co/zjOIH5FBJ6
Can Halep overcome her lack of tennis? 🤔 Cristina Bucsa will be no easy first opponent back 👀 https://t.co/UPUDSAIa2l
Simona Halep, the return https://t.co/Lkt4IbE0E9
Simona's Halep career starts over on Tuesday. How did we get here? A timeline of the partially exonerated former No. 1: https://t.co/eIF4WYrjVe
A long way for Simona Halep fans, waiting for the @miamiOpen women's singles draw to come out. It's out – and her return to play after a year and a half is not without intrigue or pathos. https://t.co/L3W3AA5Joa https://t.co/Wrkk10NY5a