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Henin making early planning
Her season may be over for this year but former world number one Justine Henin is already focussed on winning trophies in 2011.
The 28-year-old has won 43 WTA singles title and seven Grand Slams in her career, and she initially retired from professional tennis during 2008.
Henin returned to the game in the early months of 2010 and almost immediately made a stunning return by making it to the Australian Open final - where she lost to Serena Williams.
The Belgian continued to impress throughout the season and rose to number 14 in the world, but she maintained an increased focus on Grand Slam events rather than other singles tournaments.
At Wimbledon, she suffered a partial ruptured ligament of her right elbow and has not been seen on the court since.
She has announced that injury will sideline her for the rest of the year. Henin is planning to resume training in October but has made the bold claim of stating she would rather train and develop rather than compete over the rest of the year.
Henin hopes this planning and method would allow her to come back stronger in 2011 and add to her trophy collection. The tennis betting odds will no doubt indicate this is a possibility when she comes back.
The star told her website: "I took several medical examinations in recent days and (things) are going in the right direction, it is encouraging news."
"For my preparation for competition in 2011 I cannot take any risks, so I hope to go back to practice in October and I will work hard to get ready for the new season."
She has already stated she wants to get back to competitive tennis at the 2011 Hopman Cup in Perth as part of her build-up to the Australian Open.
Meanwhile, the US Open betting suggests Serena Williams is set to win this year's final major.

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