Simona Halep Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Simona Halep, who was at one point the number one female tennis player in the world, has been suspended from the game for four years.

in Vogue’s September issue that she will be stepping back from professional tennis imminently—which many understood to mean that this year’s U.S. Open would be her last—the world has been watching the 40-year-old tennis legend’s every move more closely than ever. The day after her story was published, Williams played the Canadian Open in Toronto and was given a standing ovation, while ticket sales for the U.S.

LIVE – Updated at 19:33Follow all the action as the women’s semi-finals take place on Thursday at Wimbledon. Ons Jabeur, the No 2 seed, opened the action on Centre Court against her good friend Tatjana Maria. Both players had reached a grand slam semi-final for the first time in their careers, but Jabeur was clear favourite.

Hugh Grant, 61, put on an animated display with his stunning wife Anna Eberstein, 39, as they had fun at Wimbledon on day 10 of the world famous tennis tournament.  The actor and his Swedish TV presenter wife couldn't stop laughing while sitting together in The Royal Box on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Hugh looked dashing in a light grey blazer and crisp white shirt left open at the collar to reveal a glimpse of his chest.

Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep are some of the tennis stars who have paid tribute to Manolo Santana after the Spanish legend died at the age of 83. Santana, who competed from 1956 until 1977, is considered by many Spanish tennis players as the man who paved the way for them.

Top seed Simona Halep and US Open champion Emma Raducanu find themselves in the same half of the draw at the inaugural Transylvania Open. The WTA 250 event will make its debut next week and local hero and former world No 1 Halep and Raducanu are the two headline acts.

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, is setting the record straight about his wife's standing among the greatest athletes around.During Williams' Australian Open match against Simona Halep on Feb. 16, her husband of three years, who has been known to cheer his wife on in the stands, stood in the crowd wearing a white Nike T-shirt that read, «Greatest Female Athlete,» with the word «Female» crossed out.

Serena Williams celebrates as she beats Simona Halep in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Austrlian Open on Tuesday (February 16) in Melbourne, Australia.

announced that she would work with Belgian Wim Fissette for the 2020 season. He's worked with tons of other high-ranking players, including Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber, and Simona Halep, to name a few.