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標題Re: [新聞] 比利時媒體：網球球后艾寧即將宣布引退
時間Wed May 14 22:00:48 2008
ESPN的新聞!!!
我嚇到無法排版了
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3395373
Henin's agent says she's retiring immediately
By Bonnie D. Ford
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: May 14, 2008, 9:44 AM ET
Justine Henin is retiring, effective immediately, her agent Ken Meyerson
confirmed Wednesday morning.
Justine Henin
Henin
Meyerson said the world No. 1 player called him Sunday evening and, in what he described as a "warm" conversation, said, "I've won everything I need to win, I have more money than I can use in three lifetimes, and I don't have the will to play one day more."
She asked him to notify her sponsors and help her put together a press conference in her home town in Belgium. The 25-year-old Belgian, who has been in a bad slump all spring, called a news conference for 10 a.m. ET.
Henin told Meyerson she had been thinking about the decision for five or six months. Her play over that period has been flat, partly because of a troublesome knee that required cortisone treatment, but Meyerson said the reasoning behind her retirement is all emotional.
"She's simply burned out and has no more juice to go on," he said.
"I was surprised at the urgency of the decision. We, as agents, like long farewells. I'm really sad," Meyerson said. "She did so much for the game, and we need her in the women's game. Pound-for-pound, she was one of the best tennis players in history. She was an underdog. She was someone we could relate to."
WTA Tour officials in Rome said they'd not received any official communication from Henin.
Henin, who has battled through injuries and a divorce, had a standout season in 2007, winning two Grand Slam championships, eight other tour titles and over $5 million.
However, after winning her home tournament in Antwerp in February, she has been on one of the worst skids of her career, failing to go beyond the quarterfinals at any event.
Henin's year began with a 6-4, 6-0 loss to Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open quarterfinals in January, followed by a 6-2, 6-0 drubbing by Serena Williams at the Sony Ericsson Open in April, the worst loss for a top-ranked player in nine years.
At last week's German Open, Henin was upset 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 by Dinara Safina in the third round, and then pulled out of this week's Italian Open, citing fatigue.
"She finds it tough, losing matches she normally would not lose," Belgian Fed Cup captain Sabine Appelmans said. "But I don't think her career is over. She has to get through this and then end her career at the top of her game."
Wednesday's news conference came less than two weeks before the start of Henin's favorite tournament, the French Open, which she has won the past three years as well as in 2003. She also won the Australian Open in 2004, and the U.S. Open in 2003 and 2007.
The only Grand Slam title to elude Henin is Wimbledon, where she was runner-up in 2001 and 2006.
Henin has been ranked No. 1 since Nov. 13, 2006, except for a seven-week period last year when Sharapova held the top spot. Henin has won about $20 million in career prize money.
Bonnie D. Ford covers tennis and Olympic sports for ESPN.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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※ 編輯: yzwing 來自: 61.227.16.139 (05/14 22:01)
推 LittleKen:我在wtaworld找到一個記者會的線上觀看網址 可以po嗎 05/14 22:04
→ LittleKen:不過我聽不懂XD 05/14 22:04
→ yzwing:po上來看看 05/14 22:06
→ LittleKen:若不妥請板主刪文^^ 05/14 22:07
推 redzon:八成是真的了 時再太難過了 又失去一個動力了.... 05/14 22:07
→ taolebi:聽說她證實了................Orz 05/14 22:11
推 extracell:不看女網了 除非HENIN復出 05/14 22:11
推 MerciDanke:好難過 @@ JuJu 還會打今年法網嗎 ?? 05/14 22:12
→ yzwing:我不想看網球了= =....................... 05/14 22:13
推 JustinWang:Carlos哭了 05/14 22:14
推 football:(〒﹏〒) 05/14 22:15
推 dennis52002:可以很傻的問說要按哪裡嗎？？有片段嗎？？？ 05/14 22:16
推 coolbambi:我也沒動力看WTA了 好難過喔(泣)我還計畫明年去看溫網TT 05/14 22:17
推 nktim126:拜託不要是真的 05/14 22:17
→ yzwing:ju在笑耶 Q_Q 05/14 22:17
推 MerciDanke:好後悔我的法文沒學好 聽不懂 @@@@@@@@@ 05/14 22:18
推 shwzu:哭了........ 05/14 22:21
推 taolebi:我不知道，我哭不出來，或許我還不想接受現實吧...T T 05/14 22:22
推 linlingraf07:很難過,但如果要我選擇,我可以接受JU的做法,希望JU 05/14 22:26
→ linlingraf07:健康快樂,我知道一路走來她都很辛苦,如果Ju能更快樂, 05/14 22:26
→ linlingraf07:我也無法說甚麼,只能給予祝福,但真的很遺憾~>< 05/14 22:27
→ loveroll:我好難過.......... 05/14 22:31
推 linlingraf07:可是...為甚麼沒給球迷準備的時間,我多希望她說要 05/14 22:32
→ loveroll:去年Hingis再次退休 今年Henin也退休 動力大減 orz 05/14 22:32
→ linlingraf07:退休的時間是一年後~~~ 05/14 22:32
推 michelle7014:我從2007年的溫布頓才開始看網球~認識她的時間很短~ 05/14 22:32
→ michelle7014:但卻很喜歡她~很可惜能看到她打球的英姿時間是這麼短 05/14 22:33
→ a111156987:跟樓上M大一樣+1 05/14 22:34
→ a111156987:很欣賞她多變化的打法 不像一般狂抽猛送的力量型選手 05/14 22:35
推 linlingraf07:跟Graf一樣,都是在她們宣布退休後,才發現原來那一場 05/14 22:38
→ linlingraf07:是她們最後的比賽,兩個追求完美的女人~>< 05/14 22:39
推 JustinWang:cow 幹嘛不拿下溫布頓冠軍再退休啦 05/14 22:39
推 leetaka:我也跟M大一樣...恨相見太晚啊T_T 05/14 22:41
推 linlingraf07:不過,也讓我見識ju對網球認真的程度,她希望以最強的 05/14 22:42
推 football:而且法網4連霸勒.... 05/14 22:42
→ linlingraf07:動力,打出最好的網球~~ 05/14 22:42
推 linlingraf07:JU很想再球迷面前留下最美好的回憶,選擇在世界第一時 05/14 22:46
→ linlingraf07:退役,仔細想想,她真的很愛我們,希望我們看到最好的她 05/14 22:47
推 lovegraf:好想好想哭~~又一個我喜歡的人退役了 QQ 05/14 22:52
推 michelle7014:沒有了她~對我而言女子網賽已經沒啥動力去看了~ˊˋ 05/14 22:53
推 missirene:現在看good to know u那個廣告 我哭的眼睛好腫... 05/14 22:54
推 joe2233:Cheer Up!!! ^^ Allez,Justine!!! LOVE U!! 05/14 23:09
推 DylanWu:看過他退休的理由及calos的不捨，好辛酸。 Justine已經找 05/14 23:09
推 justonle:不過世界第一退役 好像是前無古人后無來者了 05/14 23:10
推 JustinWang:他什麼都想當第一... 05/14 23:12
推 joe2233:好啊！都第一，很好呢！+) 05/14 23:13
→ loveroll:而且還抱著很多積分離開 想到就覺得難過 orz 05/14 23:15
推 joe2233:不不不…要高興是創舉！！ 05/14 23:18
推 kleine:不願接受..無人取代的單手反拍.. 05/15 11:00