Confusion around Simona Haleps Manager: Stinging against Bianca Andreescu?
The press secretary of Simona Halep, Cosmin Hodor, has caused a sensation in Halep's home country of Romania with utterances on social media. The companion of the former world ranking first outlined the achievements of his protégé and praised the home affair Haleps, not without taunting against Bianca Andreescu.
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Oct 31, 2019, 07:03 am

"Simona has shown us time and again that you do not have to leave Romania to survive at the highest level, the Rummies are wrong when they think you can not make it to the top from Romania," he wrote on Instagram.
While Halep is under a Roman flag, Bianca Andreescu has turned her back on the country and is now playing for her new home in Canada, even though she made her first beginnings in tennis there. "Bianca is a Canadian champion, but we have to thank Simonas parents for not following the money from abroad and playing under a different flag," Hodor continued.
As a result, Rumanian media rolled over with comparisons between Halep, the 2018 French Open champion and Wimbledon winner in 2019, and US Open winner Andreescu.
Hodor rowed back but on Tuesday and felt completely misunderstood after the media echo: "How can it be that my words were interpreted that way?", Wrote Hodor on Instagram. I did not want to point out that there are so few opportunities in this country, and I wanted to point out just what a great inspiration that is, without focusing on Bianca or her family Simona's performance for the youth of Romania. "
Halep and Andreescu maintain a friendly relationship on the WTA Tour. Andreescu calls Halep alongside Kim Clijsters and the Williams sisters as her idol.
Both Halep and Andreescu are currently deployed at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen. Halep won the straight duel early in the week in three sets before suffering a two-set defeat on Wednesday against Elina Svitolina. Andreescu had to give up in her second group match after a set against Karolina Pliskova.