Former world number one Justine Henin will officially open her newest tennis academy at the Mission Inn Resort & Club in Florida on September 27.
Henin, the winner of seven Grand Slam titles, including four Roland Garros trophies, also has an academy in her homeland of Belgium.
The Academy is a collaboration between Henin and her long-time coach, Carlos Rodriguez. Since retiring from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in May, Henin has devoted her time to furthering the sport of tennis in Belgium and now the United States.
“We will have a spirit of fun and combine the teaching of tennis with human development in line with our core values: humility, willingness, respect, self control, courage, autonomy and self confidence,” said Henin in a statement published by the Academy.
The 1,000-acre Mission Inn Resort & Club is located in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, only thirty-five minutes northwest of Orlando.
[...] Since retiring from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in May, the winner of seven Grand Slam titles has devoted her time to furthering the sport of tennis in Belgium and now the United States. (source: On the Baseline) [...]
Great news. Hope we have photos of her at the grand opening too. How does Justine look now? Fit or fat? And it’s good to hear that she’s hooked up with Pat Etcheberry again. I was wondering about their relationship. At one point it seemed to be finger pointing at Pat for over training her prior to the 2004 virus year.
[...] Henin has been quite busy after retiring from the WTA tour. On the 27th of September she is reported to be launching her newest tennis academy at the Mission Inn Resort & Club in [...]