TENNIS in DEPTH.

Justine Henin will be sidelined for the rest of the year as she recovers from an elbow injury.

Henin has not played since suffering a partial ruptured ligament of her right elbow at Wimbledon and while the 28-year-old Belgian expects to resume light training in October she will not return to competitive action until the new year.

 ”I’m doing everything required by my medical team to get a good recovery of the injury I had at Wimbledon.

“I took several medical examinations in recent days and (things) are going in the right direction, it is encouraging news.”

“It is still a slow recovery so I need to be patient again until the end of 2010.

“For my preparation for competition in 2011 I cannot take any risks, so I hope to go back to practice in October and I will work hard to get ready for the new season.”

Henin’s first scheduled event of 2011 is at the Hopman Cup in Perth, which begins on New Year’s Day.

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