The Poker Doc Blog

Archive for February 8th, 2010

The Remarkable Rebirth of A Professional Tennis Legend

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

by Jenny Pinter

Just a year and a half ago, Justine Henin ruled the WTA tennis tour, and many were calling her the best women’s player of our generation. It seemed like no one could stop the diminutive but powerful Henin.

Having sat atop the world rankings for a couple of years, Henin surprised many tennis fans when she retired at the very young age of just 25 years old in 2008. Many wondered why she would call it quits when she was at the top of her game.

According to Henin, she had grown tired of all of the training and traveling that came with the grueling lifestyle of being a pro tennis player. As a result, she thought that a retirement would be the best personal move.

She decided to devote her time to charity work and a school that trained younger children in the world of tennis.

Sphere: Related Content