Lucia Bronzetti possibly did not win Cluj-Napoca however she will not ever neglect enjoying Simona Halep within the former two-time Grand Slam champion’s final profession match.
On Sunday, the Italian made a powerful begin to the Transylvania Open remaining and received the opening set in opposition to No. 1 seed Anastasia Potapova.
However then, didn’t sustain with the identical stage for the remainder of the match and the Russian got here again to win 4-6 6-1 6-2.
At the beginning of her Cluj-Napoca run, Bronzetti dismantled dwelling favourite Halep 6-1 6-1.
Lucia Bronzetti© Transylvania Open/Instagram – Honest Use
Moments after the match ended, the Romanian stayed on the courtroom as a result of she had an vital announcement to make – she was strolling away from professional tennis.
“I will bring this week in my memory forever. I played against Simona in her last match. I feel lucky for this,” Bronzetti said during her speech.
Lucia Bronzetti says she feels lucky to have played Halep in her final match in Cluj:
“I will bring this week in my memory forever. I played against Simona in her last match. I feel lucky for this.” 🥹 pic.twitter.com/BVlYS2DUSK
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) February 9, 2025 A serious injury basically forced Halep to make the retirement decision
After arriving in Cluj-Napoca, the former world No. 1 revealed to reporters that the doctors told her that her knee injury was serious and that the best thing would be to surgically repair it.
But since the surgery would likely sideline the 2019 Wimbledon winner to at least a year or a year and a half – and there were no guarantees that she would be the same player again – she realized that ending her career at 33 was the right thing to do.
“Tonight, I don’t know if it’s with pleasure or unhappiness, I feel each emotions try me however I’m making this resolution with my soul,” Halep said when announcing the decision.
“I’ve at all times been reasonable with myself and with my physique.
“Where I probably was, it’s very hard to get there and I know what it means to get there. That’s why I wanted to come here today in Cluj to play in front of you and say goodbye.”
