Justine Henin Retirement: Facebook Says It’s Official

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Published: January 26, 2011

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(January 26, 2011) Ending her comeback only one month into the new season, Justine Henin has let fans know that she will once again be ending her tennis career. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist let fans know on her personal Facebook page that the Australian Open was the last time she would take the court professionally.

Fans may remember that it was only three years ago, in 2008, that the 28-year-old Belgian and winner of seven grand slam titles, chose to retire and focus primarily on her charity work and tennis school.

Dear all,

 

I address my letter to you because this is currently the best way to express meself, I now experience very difficult times. I have unfortunately not good news. I spent the last days undergoing  various  medical tests and they have confirmed that my elbow has been damaged by my adventure in Australia. 


After my crash at Wimbledon in June, I knew it would be difficult to come back. But I had decided to keep playing and to give everything to overcome the injury. In these recent months I have rarely been spared from the pain, those last months were very hard. Time has passed, and the doubts have grown, and only return to the courts would give me answers. Not the answer I was hoping for... unfortunately. I suffered a lot the last week and every day gave me more and more pain, but I believed that my will would take the upper hand. Today, the examinations are clearly and and the doctors formally, my elbow is too fragile and hurt so that my passion and my profession at high level cannot continue to exist.

I'm in shock, of course, even whith the work of these past seven months I had to understand that there might be a reason for all this. After having well considered and following the advice of doctors, i...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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