No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately (AP)

May 14th, 2008

Belgium's Justine Henin, left, sits next to her coach Carlos Rodriguez as she addresses the media at a tennis club in Limelette, Belgium, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Justine Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a short and successful career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and leaves while ranked No. 1. The 25-year-old Belgian made the surprising announcement at a news conference, less than two weeks before the start of the French Open. She has won that clay-court major championship four times, including each of the past three years. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - The determination that helped Justine Henin beat bigger, stronger opponents time and again was fading.




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