Wimbledon semi-finalist had breast reduction surgery - and then career took off

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Tennis star Simona Halep has just cruised into the Wimbledon semi-finals after beating Amanda Anisimova and has high hopes of winning the tournament this week.But perhaps what is not known about the 16th seed is the fact she went to some extravagant measures in her bid to become the best in the world.

Aged just 17, she underwent breast reduction surgery in a bid to improve her reaction speeds.Going down from 34DD to a 34C at such a time in her career is quite the decision to make but she has not looked back and it is fair to say that it has had a positive impact on her career.

That was evident this week when she swept past Anisimova to continue her Wimbledon dream.READ MORE: Inside Nick Kyrgios' relationship with stunning girlfriend Costeen HatziThe 30-year-old will face Kasakh player Elena Rybakina on Thursday afternoon but her quest to become the world No.

1 was realised in October 2017. But only after she had reductive surgery on her breasts, something that she has insisted she simply had to do."When I did it, I did it for tennis," the Romanian said. “My ability to react quickly was worse and my breasts made me uncomfortable.“It’s the weight that troubles me.