Simona Halep pulls out of Aegon Classic with Achilles injury

Romania's Simona Halep eyes the ball as she plays Australia's Samantha Stosur during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in Paris. | AP Photo/Alastair Grant

BIRMINGHAM, England — Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Aegon Classic in Birmingham next week because of a left Achilles injury.

No. 5-ranked Halep says Sunday she has "some fluid inside the tendon so the doctor says that I have to rest for a few days" but that "it's nothing serious."

The grass-court event in Birmingham is a warmup for Wimbledon, which starts June 27.

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