Justine Henin, a Belgian, announced Wednesday that she is retiring from tennis effective immediately. She holds the no. 1 title in women’s tennis, with maria sharopova, 2nd and anna ivanovic on the third place. Her first WTA Tour was in 1999 and has won the French Open 4 times, the US Open twice and the Australian Open once. She was in the 2004 Olympics where earned a gold medal in women’s singles. She is very young and quitting at 25. Why? She said she just feels fatigued. To me, she has the most impressive backhand for a woman as petite as her. Thanks for the good games and unbelievable matches I’ve seen. You are retiring as a Champion. Good Luck on your next endeavor.
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2 comments:
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I did not hear of Henin's retirement. She is one of my fave tennis players. I used to love watching the ATPs, and all major tennis tournies. Steffi Graf though will always be my number 1, hehe. (shows my age eh?)
I was shock to Henin's announcement earlier. Her play is the most brilliant one and very impressive by this petite woman.
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