Henin Returning To Tennis Next Year (ap)

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In this photo taken Thursday Sept. 10, 2009, Belgium's former number one tennis champion speaks during a media conference in Brussels. Henin on Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009 announced her return to competitive tennis for next year. Henin had been retired for just over a year, but at 27 she again has the fire and physical strength to compete for an eighth Grand Slam title. Her announcement comes barely a week after Kim Clijsters capped her comeback from retirement with a second U.S. Open title.

Former world No. 1 Justine Henin is returning to competitive tennis, making the announcement barely a week after Kim Clijsters capped her comeback from retirement with a second U.S. Open title. Henin had been retired for just over a year, but at 27 says she has the fire and physical strength to compete for an eighth Grand Slam title.

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