Aug 17, 2021; Mason, OH, USA; Magda Linette (POL) reacts after a point against Simona Halep (ROU) during the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Former world number one Simona Halep says she is no longer afraid of COVID-19 after getting vaccinated and has called on others within the sport to get the vaccine to allow tennis to ease health and safety restrictions.
Halep, who turns 30 next month, did not travel to New York for the U.S. Open Grand Slam last September due to the pandemic but then tested positive for the virus in October.
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