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As always, Justine Henin punctuated her best shots with shouts of "Allez!" -- French for "Come on!"
In this case, it also meant, "I'm back!"
Henin took a big step Tuesday in her return from retirement, beating Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round of the French Open 6-4, 6-3. The match was Henin's first at Roland Garros since 2007, when she won the tournament for the fourth time.
"I didn't know really what to expect and how I was going to deal with my emotions," the Belgian said. "As I walked in and I was into my match, I felt a lot of things were coming back. It was just fantastic to share this again with the crowd, as they gave me one more time great support. So it was very good to be back."
Last year's finalist Dinara Safina crashed out in the first round. The ninth-seeded Safina lost 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to veteran Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french10/news/story?id=5217414
In this case, it also meant, "I'm back!"
Henin took a big step Tuesday in her return from retirement, beating Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round of the French Open 6-4, 6-3. The match was Henin's first at Roland Garros since 2007, when she won the tournament for the fourth time.
"I didn't know really what to expect and how I was going to deal with my emotions," the Belgian said. "As I walked in and I was into my match, I felt a lot of things were coming back. It was just fantastic to share this again with the crowd, as they gave me one more time great support. So it was very good to be back."
Last year's finalist Dinara Safina crashed out in the first round. The ninth-seeded Safina lost 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to veteran Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french10/news/story?id=5217414
