http://www.henin-hardenne.be/bin/index.asp?lang=en You Want to Believe That You're 100% 28/01/2006: Justine retired the final at the Australian open. It was not the way anyone would have imagined it to end. It's the start of the season, and Justine surprised herself by playing so well for 3 weeks. Health, and fitness in tennis is about being 100% or more on match day. She tried to play, has no regrets, and looks forward to the rest of the season. Very disappointing. Can you tell us about the illness? "Yes, it's been a few days I wasn't feeling well. My stomach was very upset. And then last night, I didn't sleep a lot because it got worst and worst. Two weeks now I had to take anti inflammatories for my shoulder, and that killed me a little bit. Pretty sensitive. But I had to for my shoulder. Now I got on my stomach, and then I had no legs today. I couldn't move. When the stomach is so upset and so inflamed, you know, you just don't have any energy. And I felt it when I woke up, but I tried. I knew at the beginning of the match I couldn't win it. I just really tried to stay in the match, but there was no chance for me. If I would have keep playing and continue, maybe I would injure something else, so that was the best decision, even if it was very, very hard for me." Has the doctor diagnosed what exactly is wrong? "It's pretty hard. Last night I was feeling so bad I thought I would have to go to see a doctor at 3 in the morning because I was such in pain. Never had pain in the stomach like this. I had to double the dose of my anti inflammatories last few days because my shoulder was painful, and it's probably I just had a very bad reaction to that." Do you think you might have to miss time with the shoulder problem, that you're having problems with the anti inflammatories? "I don't know? I think that I did what I had to do for my shoulder, and then it's been another problem that came on my stomach. I'm not quite sure there would be another virus. I know there were a lot of gastro, but I don't think it's that. I think it's just the fact that it's been a lot of pain with the medications. So it's going to be probably just a question of a few days. That's why it's very frustrating now." Is this the biggest disappointment of your career? " Oh, it's one of the biggest because I don't know what is harder: to lose even when you're playing well and just you lose, or just when you have to retire like that. I think it's very disappointed because I was playing so well, and I had a lot of good chances to win here. When you lose that like this, it's pretty hard." Was there a point this morning that you considered not being able to play the final at all? "You always want to try because you know it's a Grand Slam final, so you want to believe that you're hundred percent. But as soon as I started the match, I really understood quickly that I wasn't feeling well, I wasn't in good shape, I had no energy. I have to give a lot for such a very slow balls. I couldn't hit the ball very hard. It's very hard when I see what I could do in the last few days." Did you consider going on in that second set, or was the pain too much? "It's just that there was no reason for me to keep going, because it could get me other injuries and just getting worse. My stomach was so painful, and I just couldn't put anything in the ball. So there was no reason I could keep playing." Can you tell us what you and Amelie discussed both at the net and then later when she came over to your chair? "Yeah, she just asked me what was the problem, how I felt. She had very nice words for me. So it's been pretty good." You actually called for the trainer after that very long 33?stroke rally. "I was dead, yeah." Was that the thing that actually broke it in the end? "Yeah, just after that point I was feeling like short of breath and no legs, no power, nothing. I say, I am going to ask the doctor what we can do. But there's nothing we can do at that point when you're feeling like that. So I think that was really the best decision for myself. What was the little medicine you were eating from a tube of toothpaste? "It relieves the pain a little bit on my stomach." Did you feel nauseous out there, like you were going to vomit? "No, no. I did a couple of days ago, but not today. It was just that my energy level was very, very low, and my stomach was very painful." How different was your preparation this morning? "I had the same routine. It was just very hard for me to eat normally because it was painful and I was feeling heavy, not very hungry. It's been yeah, I knew that something was wrong. But. yesterday evening already I was feeling a little bit cold and wasn't in great shape." Did you get any medical advice, anyone telling you you shouldn't play? "Well, it's always my decision, you know, my choice. I know what was the problem, and I decided to walk on court because I'm professional, I want to try. When you see it's not working, it's the only way to go out." Did it ever occur to you near the end maybe you should wait at the ball and maybe tank the last four games and let the match finish? "I mean, you know, it's hard when you're on the court and so much in pain. I think it's very easy to say that here in press conference. But when you're on the court and you suffer a lot and you feel like you don't have anything to give, it's pretty hard to stay on the court. I have no regrets about the decision I took. -- 有空的人可以看一下 --

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