tennis, according to a Belgian

newspaper.

The 25-year-old Henin, the top-

ranked player in the world, will

make the announcement today, Het

Nieuwsblad reported.

''For a while now the Belgium's

No1 in the world has been having

problems with fatigue and getting

into her game,'' the paper said in a

front-page article.

This year she lost to Serena

Williams, Maria Sharapova and

Francesca Schiavone. Last week she

was ousted from the Berlin Open in

the third round and this week she

pulled out of the Italian Open.

Henin's retirement will come a

year after Belgium's Kim Clijsters

said farewell to competitive tennis.

Henin's rise to the top began in

the mid-1990s.

Despite a troubled personal life

her mother died in 1995, her father

did not speak to her for eight years

and she divorced in 2007 Henin

won an Olympic gold medal, and

took the title of every major tournament

except Wimbledon.

Her top year was 2007 when she

won 63 of her 67 matches in 10

tournaments, including two grand

slam events. AP