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Henin to return to the court in December

ESPN staff
October 4, 2010
Justine Henin damaged her wrist playing at SW19 in June 2010 © Getty Images
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Former world No. 1 Justine Henin has announced she will return to competitive action on December 9 where she will tackle fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters in an exhibition tournament in Antwerp.

Henin, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, returned to training two weeks ago after a lengthy struggle with an elbow injury that she suffered at Wimbledon in June.

And now the 28-year-old feels her elbow is ready to withstand the rigours of competitive action - although she is yet to fully decide on her playing schedule going forward.

"I've played eight times in two weeks, without pain," she told SuperSport. "It's very positive, the doubts have faded away. I've only been back for ten days, it's still a little early to talk about the calendar and my objectives."

After bringing her career to a premature end, Henin returned to the fold last January after 18 months away from the game. She immediately reached the Australian Open final where she lost to Serena Williams.

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