5 Tennis stars who retired too soon

Andy Roddick after winning the 2003 US Open trophy
Andy Roddick after winning the 2003 US Open trophy

#2 Justine Henin

Justine Henin defending her French Open title for the third year consecutively in 2007
Justine Henin defending her French Open title for the third year consecutively in 2007

Justine Henin came on the world map when she helped Belgium win the 2001 Federation Cup. In 2003, she won both the French Open and the US Open title which she followed up with an Australian Open win in 2004. The Belgian clinched the gold medal in the women's singles category in the 2004 Athens Olympics.

She followed these achievements by winning three consecutive French Open titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007. She bagged the US Open in 2007 title as well after defeating both the Williams sisters in the tournament.

Henin missed the 2007 Australian Open due to a split with her husband. Everything seemed back on track since she went on to win both the French Open and the US Open that year.

In 2008, she suffered an injury in her right kneecap and then withdrew from a tournament citing fatigue as the reason. Soon, the then World No.1 Henin announced her retirement just before the 2008 French Open putting the whole tennis world in shock.

She made a comeback in 2009 and reached the 2010 Australian Open final which she lost to Serena Williams. After winning the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and the UNICEF Open in 2010, she closed the curtains on her successful career.

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