http://tinyurl.com/4zascvp Henin seeking another happy return Saturday, 15 January, 2011 By Matt Trollope Another Australian Open, another comeback for women's great Justine Henin. The Belgian enters Australian Open 2011 having barely played a competitive match since sustaining a season-ending elbow injury at Wimbledon six months ago. Despite winning four matches at the recent Hopman Cup exhibition event in Perth without dropping a set, Henin's form is still difficult to gauge, much as it was when she arrived in Melbourne for last year's tournament. That year, Henin was returning from a 19-month tennis sabbatical that saw her enter the draw at Melbourne Park as an unranked wildcard. Despite reaching the final at the Brisbane International - her only match-play leading into the tournament - one could only guess how she would fare at her first major event in two years. It turned out she would perform brilliantly, defeating a string of quality players on her way to the final where it took world No.1 and defending champion Serena Williams to stop her. Henin arrived in Melbourne earlier this week and has been practising strongly, yet says her elbow is still not 100 per cent healed. Not even she knows how this will affect her progress at the Open. "Every tournament is new. A lot of things can happen. You have to be focused on this moment and the future," she said. "Last year was great because it was much more than what I could expect for. I was coming back. I didn't know really what I could want from this tournament. It was more than a dream. Unfortunately, I couldn't go to the end. So I have some regrets about last year and the final. But the level I played after being away for a year and a half was just great. I love to play here. I hope it's going to help me again this year." ju的手肘仍没有完全痊癒。她说：每个比赛都是新的，会有许多无法预期的事， 必须要专注於每个时刻。去年很棒，超乎我原本所期待的，当我回来时，我不知道我能 从这里得到哪些，就像是个梦，只可惜我没走到最後。所以去年对此有了些许遗憾， 不过隔了一年半後，我所表现的还是不错，我喜欢在这里打球，希望这会对今年 再次有帮助 Henin is choosing to focus on the positives of her situation despite less-than-ideal preparation. "It was tough, after five months of my comeback, to be away for such a long period. But now I can say I'm getting there. Slowly but surely I'm almost healthy. It's a lot of work, a lot of questions. But I had a great time in Perth. First time at the Hopman Cup. I had good matches. I've been working pretty good since that," she said. 尽管低於理想的准备状态，ju仍选择正面并专注的面对，"再过了五个月後重回赛场， 那是艰辛的，在经过这麽久的时间，但现在我可以说是健康的，经过了很多的工作， 很多的疑问，但我在霍普曼杯有不错的表现，我打了不错的比赛，在那之後我的状态不错" "I feel very happy and very lucky I can be here because still, yeah, like I explained in Perth, a few weeks, a month ago, I wasn't quite sure I could be here. So I feel, I mean, it's a great opportunity," she said. It is indeed a fantastic opportunity for the Belgian to strike at Australian Open 2011. Despite her somewhat modest ranking of world No.13, Henin presents as a strong title favourite in a Serena-less draw that is one of the most open and unpredictable in history. While Kim Clijsters is officially the one to beat, her preparation has hit a speed bump since she inexplicably blew a 5-0 in the Medibank International final and ultimately capitulated to Li Na. With fellow great Venus Williams short on form and match play, Sam Stosur shouldering the heavy burden of hometown expectations, and top two seeds Caroline Wozniacki and Vera Zvonareva struggling to convince people that they are legitimate contenders, Henin is very much a dark horse. (简单说，因为一团混乱XD所以ju有机会成为黑马) Nobody in the draw owns better stats or more big-match experience than Henin, with the possible exception of Williams. The winner of seven Grand Slam titles, an Olympic gold medal and two WTA year-end championships, plus finishing as the year-end No.1 ranked player on three occasions, the Belgian knows what it takes to win on the big stage. But Henin refuses to get too confident or prematurely talk up her chances. "I need matches. I need rhythm. I need a lot of things. We all know a lot of things can happen," she said. "I never want to look too far. I think a Grand Slam is hard enough like that. It's a long way. So I'm really here to be in this moment right now. On the court, it's going to be the same. In every practice, that's what I'm trying to do, just to work hard. I think that's what's gonna help me to find my level again soon I hope. (更多的比赛、找回更多的节奏，然後一场一场的打) Assessing her opponents, Henin says it's a turbulent time in the women's game. "You still have the older generation, I should say. I'm part of it. Kim, Venus of course. Two big, big players. Then the new generation is coming up," she said. "It's going to be a big battle. There is a lot of concurrence. But, yeah, we know the few names that can go to the end. But a lot of surprises also happen in Grand Slams. So who knows what's going to happen this time." When Henin takes to Hisense Arena on Monday for her opening round match, we'll all have a slightly better idea. --- 澳网要开始了！ --

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