Henson has not been the same player since winning the Grand Slam with Wales in 2005.
"One week I was beating France and winning the Grand Slam and the following week was the injury, " said Phillips, who has won 33 caps.
If they can rediscover the efficiency of the Wales game and the freedom of the Italian game they will have an incredibly good chance of winning the Grand Slam.
He bounced back to form in October, helping Britain beat South Africa in the Davis Cup, winning the Grand Slam Cup in Munich and the ATP CA Tournament in Vienna.
The world No. 1 picked up the problem on the way to winning the opening Grand Slam tournament for the fifth time last month, the French event's organizers said on Saturday.
Serena Williams, playing her first tournament since winning the year's opening Grand Slam, the Australian Open in late January, had her easiest win of the week as she dispatched Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-1 6-4.
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The 21-year-old Earls, who can play centre or full-back, has two Ireland caps but did not feature in the Grand Slam-winning side during the Six Nations campaign.
The Llanelli star was ever-present for Wales in 2003 and 2004 and part of the 2005 Grand Slam winning team after playing in the 11-9 win against England.
Ferrero, who climbed to the top of the world rankings in 2003 after winning his only Grand Slam, the French Open, will be seeking to emulate his effort of making the quarter-final stage two years ago.
Federer is still going strong in his 32nd year, and during 2012 regained his No.1 spot in the rankings after winning his record 17th grand slam by claiming the Wimbledon title.
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Ibanez also featured in the 2002 Grand Slam winning team and helped France win the 2006 Six Nations title before leading them to victory in the competition again the following year.
Recently it is Djokovic who has received much of the tennis accolades after winning three straight Grand Slam titles with Nadal on the losing end in all three finals.
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Sampras holds a 20-14 career record over Agassi, winning four of the five Grand Slam finals the two have contested.
Two years after winning the longest match in grand slam history, No.10 John Isner was at it again as he faced France's Paul Henri-Mathieu in a marathon encounter.
If Ireland can get quick ball to their backs and take the game to the French like they did in their Grand Slam winning year of 2009, the first Six Nations game at the Aviva Stadium could be one to saviour.
Dai Young provided specific scrummaging expertise for the U19 Grand Slam-winning side last season, and will follow that group of players into the U20 age group as scrum coach.
The 31-year-old Federer has done it all in the world of tennis, winning more grand slam titles than any other male player in history and spending a record number of weeks at the top of the world rankings.
The former Wales Grand Slam-winning coach had been in charge at Sixways since 2007 following the departure of John Brain.
He too praised Welsh Olympians and the Grand Slam-winning rugby team.
"I'm happy with the way I fought back and I found a way to win, " said Sharapova, who completed a career Grand Slam by winning the Roland Garros title last year.
He played 98 times for France after making his debut against Wales in 1996, and reached the World Cup final in 1999 as well as captaining the 1998 Grand Slam winning side.
He has always been generous in his praise of Sampras, who never won at Roland Garros but triumphed twice at the Australian Open and holds the record for winning eight successive Grand Slam finals.
Since winning his 16th Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January, the Swiss has failed to win a title and saw his record run of 23 straight Grand Slam semi-finals end at the French Open.
"I didn't even expect to be featuring as much as I have with the Blues, let alone come into a Grand Slam-winning team, so every game I get the chance to play is a massive occasion, " he said.
Cowgill, batting leadoff after winning the center field job this spring, hit his first career grand slam off Brad Bach in the seventh to make it 11-2.
The second seed has been in stuttering form in the early rounds, but extended her grand slam winning streak to 28 with a 6-1 6-2 victory over the Canadian in their fourth round match.
Li has her own expectations: her 2013 goals include either winning a Grand Slam or cracking into the world's top three which would make her the highest ranked Asian player ever.
Meanwhile, former world number one Ana Ivanovic continued her disappointing grand slam form since winning the 2008 French Open as she was bundled out by 36th-ranked Gisela Dulko 6-7 7-5 6-4.
Becker bemoaned the fact that Dinara Safina was installed as world number one for much of last year, despite never winning a grand slam, and said Clijsters remarkable return to claim the U.S. Open came not a minute too late.
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He was a member of the Ireland U20 Grand Slam-winning squad last season.
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