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Last I heard she was thinking about possibly having elbow surgery. Does anyone know if she had it and was it successful? Such a shame she never got going after her comeback.
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Henin and her elbow
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I don't think she got the operation.If you were justineheninfan I would answer with this:
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But as you aren't I'll just say I have no idea.
If you look at her, looks like she lost +/- 5 to 8 kg. of muscles.
She was at the OG for 2 weeks and made some very sweet clips where she talks to Belgian athletes and also IOC presidat Jaques ROGGE. If you understand French, you can re-watch tehm here
http://www.skynet.be/olympische-spe...lympische-ontmoetingen-van-justine-aflevering
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Thanks, I was just thinking that had she gone for the operation that something Venus said this week might have resonated with her in that there's a misconception that tennis players have to retire when they hit 30 and she might be tempted into testing the elbow out to see if she could compete on the WTA tour again.
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unfortunately, she seems to have gone back to boy haircut circa '99. but yes, unfortunate that she couldn't play on
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Apparently she opted for dental surgery with the removal of her horse teeth instead.
99% sure she won't and 100% not in the coming years.
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Seeing as you posted here, it appears you interpret Pocahontas' gesture as meaning 'a whole world of... (fucks)', rather than what is intended with the gif.If you were justineheninfan I would answer with this:
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But as you aren't I'll just say I have no idea.
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Don't miss her one bit.
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You obviously do not appreciate tennis diversity, and a great champion.Don't miss her one bit.
Her comeback was only unsuccessful because she gained an elbow injury. Otherwise she was doing relatively well and made it to the AO final.
Considering that she is not planning to make a comeback, why have the surgery? After retiring once and coming back, I cannot see her coming back again. What would be the point? She wants to win slams, not small tournies.
Anyway, I don't miss her either, and it has nothing to do with not appreciating tennis diversity.
Considering that she is not planning to make a comeback, why have the surgery? After retiring once and coming back, I cannot see her coming back again. What would be the point? She wants to win slams, not small tournies.
Anyway, I don't miss her either, and it has nothing to do with not appreciating tennis diversity.
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"elbow injury." You don't lose to a top player in Kuznetsova tightly with an "elbow injury."
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She has/had an elbow injury just like Venus has Sjogren's syndrome. And when it comes to tennis, I'd say the former is more annoying. :shrug:
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Before Justine checked out she managed to hand Ivanovic a smackdown in Hopman Cup 
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I do kind of miss her
. Her second retirement was a bit strange because she was still able to play whole matches. Her elbow didn't do a Mary Pierce or anything...it obviously affected her 'cause she was playing terribly (except against Ana ), but it didn't look like it called for immediate re-retirement.
I do kind of miss her
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The statement on her website said scans had shown that the tennis she had played leading into and at the Australian Open had caused further damage to the elbow. She gave it a go to see if her elbow could withstand the strain of playing and it couldn't.Before Justine checked out she managed to hand Ivanovic a smackdown in Hopman Cup
I do kind of miss her
As to the question about surgery, I don't think there was ever any suggestion of her returning to the tour if she had surgery. It was just a question of whether surgery was needed to repair the damage she had done in early 2011.
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