Henin set to retire from tennis: reports

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

BRUSSELS (AFP) — Struggling world number one Justine Henin could be set to stun the tennis world by announcing her immediate retirement, Belgian media reported on Wednesday.

The Olympic champion, who pulled out of the Rome Masters this week blaming tiredness, will hold a press conference in Belgium to comment on all the mounting rumours concerning her future.

One Flemish newspaper, Het Nieuwsblad, citing "a reliable source", categorically stated that the 25-year-old will announce her immediate retirement from the game.

For the Vers l'Avenir newspaper group's internet site she plans to retire either now or after trying to defend her Roland Garros title or even after the Beijing Olympics.

On Tuesday La Derniere Heure suggested she would simply be...