Coach Carlos Rodriguez is sad now that he has lost his job due to Henin's retirement.
After her loss to Safina in Berlin, following a month of rest, Henin said:
"What I am have just gone through is not very reassuring."
"I was hoping to rediscover my confidence, and it is not easy."
"I don't know if something is broken, but I seem to lack the ability. I need to think about."
The 25-year-old Belgian, who has won seven Grand Slam titles, is making the surprising announcement at a press conference on Wednesday.
Henin’s decision comes less than two weeks before the start of the French Open. She has won that clay court tournament four times. The only Grand Slam still out of reach is the Wimbledon.
Henin won 10 tournaments last year, but has been in one of the worst slumps of her career this season. She lost last week in the third round of the German Open and pulled out of this week’s Italian Open, citing fatigue.
Henin admitted she'd like to have some time to study and travel away from tennis.
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Last weekend win proves to me that Novak Djokovic is an opportunist and seriously working his way to the no. 1 spot over taking Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
And even though Stanislas Wawrinka lost to Djokovic at the ATP Rome Masters, he is definitely the new name in the men's tennis. Now he has reached the an all-time high Top 10 in the ATP rankings making him the next best tennis player from Switzerland after Roger Federer.
At the German Open, Dinara Safina snatches the title after beating Elena Dementieva. If you still haven't know, Safina's brother is Marat Safin.
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Boy shows off his move.
Radek 'The Worm' Stepanek success is at Rome didn't last long. He might have beaten World No. 1 Roger Federer but he couldn't survived the match against Novak Djokovic due to wrist injury.
Girl in love.
But what the heck, he still got the girl. While playing against Roger Federer, girlfriend and tennis player Nicole Vaidisova was spotted supporting his match. Ah, isn't that sweet?
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1. Rafael Nadal
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My favourite player is Roger Federer because he is a record breaker and tennis legend who is such a classy player and able to play effortlessly.
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