The best tennis player of the world Romanian Simone Halep refused to participate in the WTA Final Tournament.

According to the official website of the organization, Khalep did not have time to recover from a back injury that she received in training at the end of September..

A little later, she was diagnosed with a vertebral hernia.. Kiki Bertens will replace her in the tournament..

Note that this season Halep won the Roland Garros and the Rogers Cup, and also reached the final of the Australian Open.

The draw for the Final tournament will be held on October 19, and the matches will start on the 22nd.

In the WTA Finals, Elina Svitolina, Angelique Kerber, Carolyn Wozniacki, Naomi Osaka, Petr Kvitova, Sloan Stevens, Karolina Plishkova, Kiki Bertens.