Justine Henin announced her shock retirement from tennis. Currently,World No:1 in women's tennis, Henin from Belgium, ruled the women's tennis for nearly 2 years. She was nicknamed "Federer of Women's tennis".
she won 41 career titles and 7 Grand Slam singles championships: 4 French Opens, 2 United States Opens and an Australian Open. She also won the 2004 Olympic gold medal.The Belgian will not go for a fourth consecutive title at the French Open, which begins in 10 days. She chose not to try one last time to win Wimbledon - the one Grand Slam that eluded her.
Henin, dry-eyed and eloquent at a news conference in her native Belgium as she called it a career at age 25, effective immediately.
“It’s a page that’s turning; I don’t feel sadness, it’s more relief,” Henin said. “I know it’s a shock for many people, but it’s a decision I’ve thought long and hard about.”
“It’s a page that’s turning; I don’t feel sadness, it’s more relief,” Henin said. “I know it’s a shock for many people, but it’s a decision I’ve thought long and hard about.”
