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Halep to miss Romania’s Fed Cup tie vs Canada
Bucharest, Feb 6 (IANS) Romanian tennis star Simona Halep on Tuesday announced that she would not take part in her country’s Federation Cup World Group II tie against Canada, citing ongoing health issues after suffering from exhaustion during the Australian Open last week.
The world No.2 had to be rushed to the hospital on January 28 following her loss to Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open women’s singles final, reports Efe.
“After spending the last week resting and rehabbing my injury from the Australian Open, unfortunately it has not recovered quickly enough for me to take part in our Fed Cup tie this weekend,” the 26-year-old said via her official Facebook page.
“I’m sad, as playing for Romania is very important to me but I look forward to seeing everyone in Cluj, as I will travel to support my teammates in this very important tie,” she added.
Halep called for a medical timeout during the second set of the Australian Open final in order to have her blood pressure taken, as the extreme heat in Melbourne took its toll.
After holding the top spot in the world rankings for 15 weeks, Halep was knocked to second spot by Wozniacki following the latter’s maiden Grand Slam title victory.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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