(Reuters) - Third seed Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Miami Open singles and doubles events due to a right shoulder injury, the Romanian said on Saturday. Halep, the reigning Wimbledon champion, said she began to feel pain after practice sessions at her first tournament since a quarter-final exit at the Australian Open last month. "I'm very sorry I have to pull out of singles and doubles at the Miami Open, but my injury doesn't let me play here as I expected," Halep, who had partnered with Angelique Kerber in the doubles, said. "I'm sad that I can't continue, I wanted to come here to give my best and play many matches but unfortunately I can't. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

Source: The Star March 27, 2021 10:05 UTC