Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying and will delay the start of her 2025 season after feeling pain in her knee and shoulder.

Simona Halep sustained a very unfortunate setback at the start of the 2025 season as the Romanian won't be able to play in Auckland next week or take part in the upcoming Australian Open. After returning from a doping ban in March, the former world No. 1 was limited to just four tournaments in 2024 due to knee and shoulder issues.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, because of pain in her knee and shoulder

Simona Halep will delay her start to the 2025 season and skip the Australian Open due to pain in her knee and shoulder, the former world number one said on Thursday.

Fans hoping that 2025 would be the year of Simona Halep's comeback now have reasons for concern. Halep announced on her Instagram story that she has pulled out of the Auckland Open and the Australian Open.

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep on Friday pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a warm-up tournament in Auckland citing pain in her knee and shoulder. The former world number one, who is working to re-establish herself after a doping ban,

The former world number one, who is working to re-establish herself after a doping ban, was handed a wildcard for qualifying at the first major of the year next month at Melbourne Park.