Emma Raducanu praised Cirstea after losing in the final of the WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca and expressed pride in her week in Romania.
Simona Halep
We review all those tennis players who hung up their racquet in the 2025 season. From Halep's sudden goodbye to Gasquet's planned farewell.
Jannik Sinner continues to slowly cook his preparation for the 2026 season. His usual training base in Dubai is witnessing a first block of training sessions where he has surrounded himself with some, perhaps, surprising companions. With Darren Cahill as a linking element, the San Candido native trained today along none other than Simona Halep, who despite having hung up her racket still joins these practices. Judging by the video, the Romanian handled well, without a doubt, the rhythm of Sinner's shots.
Jannik Sinner and Simona Halep training together 💪
— Giovanni Pelazzo (@giovannipelazzo) December 10, 2025
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Sounds good, right? A former world number one like Simona Halep coaching Emma Raducanu, who wouldn't sign up for that? That was the question that landed on the Briton's lap during her last press conference from the WTA 250 in Cluj-Napoca, where she has already reached the quarterfinals. After a nervous smile at an unexpected question, Raducanu tried to address the matter.
"I think she has better things to do than coach on the circuit," she said in defense of Simona. "I haven't really thought about my next steps, at the moment I'm just focused on what has been working well this week. Alexis is a great guy, he has been helping me a lot this week, so now it's about staying focused and continuing to improve," the Briton assessed, deflecting the question.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Simona Halep, ¿nueva entrenadora de Raducanu?
The Romanian reflects on her final moments as a professional in the farewell season from the circuit. "Honestly, I miss tennis a little bit."
The Romanian explains in detail the medical reasons that led her to hang up her racket: "I needed a cartilage implant, that's a year and a half of recovery."
The 33-year-old player announced the news after losing in her match at the WTA Cluj-Napoca 2025, the only one she has played this season.
Simona Halep's adventure at the 2025 WTA Cluj-Napoca has been brief. The Romanian player, currently ranked 870th in the world, was participating with a wildcard, but Lucia Bronzetti ended the local's journey by defeating her 6-1, 6-1 in just 1 hour, where Simona showed that her level is still far from what it used to be at her best. Let's hope that Halep can rediscover those good sensations on the court.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Halep se estampa contra Bronzetti en el WTA Cluj-Napoca 2025
Emma Raducanu praised Cirstea after losing in the final of the WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca and expressed pride in her week in Romania.
Sounds good, right? A former world number one like Simona Halep coaching Emma Raducanu, who wouldn't sign up for that? That was the question that landed on the Briton's lap during her last press conference from the WTA 250 in Cluj-Napoca, where she has already reached the quarterfinals. After a nervous smile at an unexpected question, Raducanu tried to address the matter.
"I think she has better things to do than coach on the circuit," she said in defense of Simona. "I haven't really thought about my next steps, at the moment I'm just focused on what has been working well this week. Alexis is a great guy, he has been helping me a lot this week, so now it's about staying focused and continuing to improve," the Briton assessed, deflecting the question.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Simona Halep, ¿nueva entrenadora de Raducanu?
We review all those tennis players who hung up their racquet in the 2025 season. From Halep's sudden goodbye to Gasquet's planned farewell.
The Romanian reflects on her final moments as a professional in the farewell season from the circuit. "Honestly, I miss tennis a little bit."
Jannik Sinner continues to slowly cook his preparation for the 2026 season. His usual training base in Dubai is witnessing a first block of training sessions where he has surrounded himself with some, perhaps, surprising companions. With Darren Cahill as a linking element, the San Candido native trained today along none other than Simona Halep, who despite having hung up her racket still joins these practices. Judging by the video, the Romanian handled well, without a doubt, the rhythm of Sinner's shots.
Jannik Sinner and Simona Halep training together 💪
— Giovanni Pelazzo (@giovannipelazzo) December 10, 2025
(📹 IG @darren_cahill) pic.twitter.com/XgYhmy7Xj2
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Simona Halep regresa a las pistas... para entrenar con Jannik Sinner
The Romanian explains in detail the medical reasons that led her to hang up her racket: "I needed a cartilage implant, that's a year and a half of recovery."
The 33-year-old player announced the news after losing in her match at the WTA Cluj-Napoca 2025, the only one she has played this season.
Simona Halep's adventure at the 2025 WTA Cluj-Napoca has been brief. The Romanian player, currently ranked 870th in the world, was participating with a wildcard, but Lucia Bronzetti ended the local's journey by defeating her 6-1, 6-1 in just 1 hour, where Simona showed that her level is still far from what it used to be at her best. Let's hope that Halep can rediscover those good sensations on the court.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Halep se estampa contra Bronzetti en el WTA Cluj-Napoca 2025
The Romanian player, who is making her debut this afternoon in Cluj-Napoca, admits to often thinking about retirement: "It's very difficult for me to reach my peak level again."
The WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca 2025 tournament is counting down the hours until a new final draw begins, marking the eleventh professional circuit adventure after gradually establishing itself as one of those must-stop destinations. We will see Simona Halep compete for the first time this season, the former champion of the tournament in 2014 and 2016 editions. These have not been easy years for the Romanian, currently outside the top 800 and not receiving much wildcard assistance from organizations. She couldn't miss this event at home, so we are looking forward to seeing her play that first round against Lucia Bronzetti. Apart from the former world number 1, it is worth mentioning that Anastasia Potapova will be the top seed, while Jessica Bouzas will be our strongest representative in the final draw.
Transylvania Open 2025 main draw is here! 😍
— Transylvania Open (@TransylvaniaOpn) February 1, 2025
• Simona Halep meets Lucia Bronzetti in her first match of the season
• Top seed Anastasia Potapova begins her title bid against Julia Grabher
• One former champion (Blinkova) and three former finalists (Halep, Ruse, Bogdan) are in… pic.twitter.com/xlfHHCsYUo
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