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‘Ridiculous’: US Open rocked by World No.2’s withdrawal – Yahoo Sport Australia
Fans are calling the US Open a “joke” after Simona Halep became the sixth woman in the top 10 to pull out of the grand slam.
World number two Simona Halep joined a growing list of tennis stars when she said on Monday that she would skip the US Open over coronavirus fears.
“After weighing up all the factors involved and with the exceptional circumstances in which we are living, I have decided that I will not travel to New York to play the @usopen,” tweeted Halep, the current Wimbledon champion.
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