The world bids farewell to Justin Henin from competitive tennis yesterday. Arguably the best player in her generation, Justin's sudden announcement of her retirement stunned the tennis world. More shocking is her decision to quit right when she is still ranked No.1 in the world. She follows her compatriot, fellow Belgian, Kim Clijsters in retiring at a young age. Kim Clijsters retired last year at 23 and Justin is only 25.
Having amassed a handsome sum of nearly USD20million, money is not an issue in retirement. I suspect she wants to follow Kim in settling down and doing things which she have never dreamt possible during her time in the tennis tour.
Her single-handed is second to none in the world, past or present, in my opinion. Graceful as it is, it is always delightful to watch especially when she rips one so hard and deep past opponents a foot or more taller than her. Small in size, she lacks nothing in stature.
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