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Her last serve is a knockout

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Suveen K Sinha New Delhi

Justine Henin's announcement a few days ago of her immediate retirement might come to be regarded on a par with Bjorn Borg's, with the difference that Henin's doesn't have the drama and tragedy that Borg's had as he failed to keep up with the rise of John McEnroe.

That does not make Henin's decision any less of a tragedy. She is doing what many sportsmen talk of

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First Published: May 18 2008 | 12:00 AM IST

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