World No.2 Simona Halep has announced that she will miss a month of the WTA Tour to undergo surgery on her nose.
Recently the Romanian has been hindered by a series of injuries and illnesses. Halep has struggled with ongoing issues with her Achilles which has troubled her since August last year. In addition the 24-year-old has been plagued with stomach, nose and ear infections. Due to these recent series of infections, the world No.2 has been advised by doctors to undergo an operation on her nose. The decision has resulted in Halep withdrawing from next week’s Fed Cup, the Dubai Open and the Doha Open. The full details was confirmed on her Facebook account.
It comes with great sadness that I’m announcing that I will need to miss our upcoming Fed Cup tie next week, as I will be undergoing surgery this week.
Representing my country is very important to me and I’m extremely disappointed that I won’t be able to be with my team in Cluj.
The last 6 weeks have been extremely difficult for me, as I’ve been dealing with infections in my stomach, nose and ear. This has been one of my most frustrating periods, as I’ve not been able to train or stay healthy even though I’ve constantly been on antibiotics to help clear the infections.
I gave it my best shot in Australia but, with the infections still in my body, unfortunately I made things worse, as I pushed myself to compete and fight in a Grand Slam.
Under doctors advice, I will undergo surgery to fix the on-going problem with my nose – and I’ve been advised that this is my best option and success is highly likely.
I had also planned on competing in Dubai and Doha starting on February 15, but I will also be withdrawing from those events under doctors advice, to give myself the best chance of recovering back to full health.
I’m hopeful that I will have recovered in time to have a chance to defend my title in Indian Wells, but I will take it slowly and make sure that I am back to full health before resuming training and competition.
Most importantly, I hope to be healthy enough to travel to Cluj to support my teammates as we take on the Czech Republic and I wish the team the very best of luck.
Thank you for all of your constant support and I will miss you all over the next few weeks. I will have the surgery, rest, recover and then train hard with my team to come back stronger for the future. It is a long year and this is just a little bump in the road. See you soon.
The exact problem for Halep is reported to be deviated septum according to a recent interview conducted between Dolce Sport and Halep’s farther on Saturday evening. Deviated septem is a physical disorder of the nose, involving a displacement of the nasal septum.
