Henin targets more effective first serves - 網球

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BRUSSELS -- Just 16 months away from tennis was enough for Justine Henin.

She'll return in January ahead of the Australian Open, complete with a
new serve in her quest for a Wimbledon title. It's the only Grand Slam
that Henin didn't win in a 10-year career that produced nearly $20 million
in earnings.

Henin's goal is to achieve 70-percent success on her first serves. That
improvement, along with her daunting whip backhand, will have opponents
scrambling.

"We said that perhaps, one day, we will get there," Henin said Wednesday
at a news conference, a day after announcing her comeback. "I am not
[tall], so technically it has to be perfect."

At 5 feet, 6 inches, accuracy and consistency on her first serve had been
a problem. With more than three months before her first competitive match,
she has time to retool her serve.

"Justine is convinced we can reconstruct her serve," coach Carlos Rodriguez
said. "We have time."

A powerful serve is especially essential to dominate on the grass of
Wimbledon, and it will complement the rest of her solid game.

"The balance between things is what makes Justine what she is -- power,
explosiveness, endurance, coordination, intuitiveness," Rodriguez said.

That balance also applies to her personal life. Henin said the yearlong
break has given her more confidence to become a leader and provided a
broader outlook on life after serving as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.

On the comeback trail, the former No. 1 player will clash again with
fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters, who won the U.S. Open this month just three
tournaments into her comeback after more than two years away.

"It is a source of inspiration and motivation," Henin said. "I have come
to realize that I would not have been this strong if she had not been
there at the time."

Henin defeated Clijsters to win three of her first four Grand Slam titles
in 2003-2004.

"Justine's comeback is extremely good news for women's tennis, but even
better for Belgium in general," Clijsters said in a statement.

Henin wants to play at least until the 2012 London Olympics. By then, she
hopes to have won Wimbledon -- the only Grand Slam title missing on her
resume of four French Open titles, two U.S. Opens and one Australian Open
championship.

She won singles gold at the 2004 Athens Games.

Henin expects to play exhibition tournaments in Charleroi, Belgium, and
Dubai to hone her skills ahead of a competitive return at the Australian
Open.

Sydney tournament organizers are hoping Henin will play there before the
season-opening Grand Slam. Her announced return to Melbourne Park was
warmly greeted by Australian Open officials.

"Any time you can welcome a past champion on a comeback trail it's an
opportunity you would never want to miss," tournament director Craig Tiley
said. "We would love Justine to be a part of the Australian Open again."



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海寧賽場內外尋求平衡 將攜新發球武器重返澳洲


「也許有一天，我會實現一發成功率到70%的目標。」宣佈復出後一天，海寧
在週三的新聞發佈會上說道：「我並不高大，所以必須在技術方面做到完美。」

7個大滿貫冠軍、1枚奧運會單打金牌、長達兩年多的世界第一排名，這些璀
璨的榮譽仍舊無法滿足比利時人海寧，她的退役時間僅僅持續了16個月。明年一月
的澳網，昔日單反女皇將回歸職業網壇，她將帶著改進過後的發球武器為了至今缺
少的那個溫網王冠而奮鬥。

在其長達10年、創造了接近2000萬比賽獎金的職業生涯裡，海寧唯一缺少的榮
譽就是草地大滿貫的冠軍。這次回歸賽場，前世界第一表示自己的目標是把一發成
功率提高到70%之上，這樣犀利的發球再加上那無與倫比的單反，足以讓所有對手為
之膽寒。

「也許有一天，我會實現這個目標。」宣佈復出後一天，海寧在週三的新聞發
佈會上說道：「我並不高大，所以必須在技術方面做到完美。」

對於身高只有5英尺6的海寧來說，一發的精準和穩定性在此前一直是令人頭疼
的問題。但距離她重返賽場還有3個多月的時間，海寧有大把的機會來改進發球。

「賈斯汀很有把握我們可以重新組建她的發球，」長期教練羅德裡格斯說：「
我們有時間。」

強力的發球對於草場來說至關重要，而且也能使得海寧更加全面，羅德裡格斯
繼續說：「各方面的平衡是賈斯汀的特點：力量、爆發力、耐久力、協調能力等等。
」

除了球場之外，海寧在私人生活裡也重新找到了平衡，她表示自己在遠離網壇
的一年中重拾自信，並且從聯合國兒童基金會大使一職中體驗到生活的不同一面。
在回歸後，海寧不可避免的將要再次遭遇到老對手克裡斯特爾斯。

「對我來說和吉母的競爭是種激勵和動力，」海寧說：「我發覺如果不是她一
直在賽場上和我抗衡，自己也不會有現在的實力和成就。」

海寧的計劃是最起碼打到2012年的倫敦奧運會，屆時，她希望自己已經拿到了
溫網冠軍，實現全滿貫的成就。她將按照計劃在家鄉比利時和迪拜參加兩項表演賽，
隨後在明年的澳網正式復出。

悉尼公開賽的組委會非常期待海寧能選擇那裡作為澳網熱身的地點。昔日世界
第一復出的消息也令澳網組委會興奮不已：「任何時候，歡迎過去的冠軍回歸賽場
都是我們不想錯過的，我們真高興賈斯汀能重新成為澳網公開賽的一部分。」




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哇
七成的一發
我可以先期待一下嗎?XDDD

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