Simona Halep withdraws from Wimbledon Tennis

Defending Wimbledon women's champion Simona Halep of Romania has withdrawn from this year's Wimbledon due a calf injury. The 29-year-old world No. 3 player suffered a tear in her left calf during her second-round match against Germany's Angelique Kerber at the Italian Open in Rome in mid-May. She was also forced to withdraw from the French Open following that injury. Halep had won the Wimbledon in 2019 but it was cancelled in 2020 due to the Corona pandemic.

Meawhile. first time a Chinese player to take part in Wimbledon tournament. Zhang Zhizhen qualified for Wimbledon to become the first Chinese man in the Open era to play in the Grand Slam tournament.The 24-year-old defeated Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 6-0, 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (8/6) in the final round of qualifying to make the main draw. Ranked 178 in the world, Shanghai native Zhang is the only Chinese man in the world top 250.