Halep is end-of-year #1 again, but injured

Despite a disappointing Wimbledon and U.S. Open, this is the year that Simona Halep got her first major title in tennis.  I hope she gets a couple more.

Last year, despite not getting that first major, she finished the season ranked as the #1 tennis player in the world.  Then she battled Wozniacki in a dramatic Australian Open final, and lifted the trophy at the French.

She'll end this year ranked #1 again, but a back injury is limiting her, and she may not be able to play in the end-of-year Women's Tennis Association Finals in Singapore.

Still, she's been ranked #1 for 50 weeks, which has only been exceeded by nine women -- and this is the Serena Williams era, after all.  That's pretty impressive.

Hope she gets over the injury soon, and keeps on doing what she does so well.


Simona Halep delighted to surpass idols as world No 1 but unsure if she’ll be able to play WTA Finals