World no.1 Justine Henin pulls out of China Tennis Open

The 25-year-old Belgian and worlds no.1 Justine Henin has had to pull out of next weeks China Tennis Open because of a respiratory infection.

Justine Henin has just won her second U.S. Open title and was also the number one seed for the $585,000 WTA tournament which she was very enthusiastic about playing in the Chinese capital.

The recurring respiratory issues/asthma which Justine Henin has had caused a doctor in Brussels to tell her to take 3 weeks off, Justine’s agent has also been reported to of said that the Stuttgart Grand Prix event starting on October 1st might also be missed.

You cannot help also believe that Beijing’s notorious pollution would be very bad for Justine Henin as the weather forecast for air quality during the tournament is being described as “unhealthy”.
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