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Henin seeks life beyond tennis
May 15, 2008
However, with the bombshell announcement on Wednesday that the 25-year-old Belgian was quitting the sport with immediate effect, Henin may turn out to be the last classical women's player to have graced the sport.
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"I have been driving my career based on an emotion but I didn't feel that emotion anymore since (last year's season-ending championships in) Madrid," Henin, who won 41 singles and two doubles titles during her career, told a stunned news conference in Brussels.
"I am leaving as the world number one and that is important and it is always better to go out at the top. I leave without any regrets and I know it is the right decision."
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