Justine Henin has announced her retirement, saying her elbow injury will no longer allow her to compete successfully. In a statement on her website, Henin said, "I spent the last days undergoing various medical tests and they have confirmed that my elbow has been damaged by my adventure in Australia.
"My elbow is too fragile and hurt... Having followed the advice of doctors it is now clear and I accept that here my career ends.
"I'm sorry ... I had hoped for a different return and dreamed of a different ending."
Henin first retired from tennis in May 2008. After returning to the tour at the beginning of last year, she was forced to cut her season short after damaging the elbow at Wimbledon. Henin lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round of the Australian Open, admitting she was still not fully recovered from the injury.