Simona Halep opens up on motherhood plans after tennis retirement

Simona Halep admits she is a bit nervous about post-tennis life but in addition reveals one in every of her targets for the longer term is to turn out to be a mom and have a beautiful household.

On Tuesday, the previous world No. 1 misplaced to Lucia Bronzetti 1-6 1-6 within the Cluj-Napoca first spherical after which introduced that she was retiring in entrance of her residence followers. 

For the Romanian, it was solely her fifth match since returning to tennis final March.

Whereas Halep fought arduous to clear her identify in her doping case, she sustained a really severe knee damage early in her comeback – she was suggested to bear surgical procedure – and that is when she realized that it was time for her to stroll away from the sport. 

Now in what would be the second chapter of her life, she needs to provide herself to another issues. 

“I wish to be a mom. A great mom, like my mom. I wish to have youngsters when the time is true,” the 33-year-old advised Romanian publication Treizecizero.

“However I additionally wish to be regular. As a result of for these 30 years that I’ve been enjoying, I used to be a high-performance athlete—I wasn’t a traditional particular person. And now, it’s time to find different issues in life.”

Halep on if she is nervous in regards to the subsequent interval of her life

“In fact, I do—how might I not? I’m an emotional particular person. I even get nervous once I go to a celebration. I’ve talked to different gamers, and it looks like everybody faces this concern of what comes subsequent,” she added.

“I’m not afraid, although—I really feel like I’ll handle… I don’t need duty anymore. I don’t need plans. I don’t need a strict schedule.”

In the identical interview, the previous two-time Grand Slam winner revealed she would keep bodily energetic by going to the health club and in addition shared that she hoped to get to play some golf.

In the meantime, Halep married Romanian businessman Toni Iuruc in 2021 however the went their separate methods after solely yr and a half of their marriage in 2022.