‘Exhausted’ Henin crashes out

JUSTINE HENIN revealed she was emotionally exhausted after slipping to her first French Open defeat for six years yesterday.

Four-time champion Henin surrendered a one-set lead to lose 2-6 6-1 6-4 in round four to Samantha Stosur on a stunned Suzanne Lenglen Court as her 24-match winning run at Roland Garros came to an end.

The former world number one’s last defeat on the Paris clay came back in 2004, after which she won a hat-trick of singles titles before announcing her shock retirement from the game just over two years ago.