Defending champion Simona Halep has had to retire from this season's Wimbledon Open due to a persistent calf injury.
Serena williams lost two-6 2-6 to Simona Halep in the 2019 Wimbledon final, but the Romanian player had to retire from the tournament this season due to an injury at the Italian Open in May.
Naomi Osaka, the world's number two player, will also miss this year's Wimbledon, but Andy Murray made it to this year's tournament with a wild card.
After confirming that he could not participate in Wimbledon, Halep said: "I made a lot of preparations to participate in Wimbledon, because the memories of two years ago have always been with me. ”
"I'm very excited and honoured to be able to win this event, but unfortunately my body didn't allow me to come back to this race this year."
'I was very sad after making the decision to withdraw from the game and hope that after I recover from injury, I can be stronger."
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