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Maria Sharapova Is #1
2008-05-18 22:06:00 Due to Justine Henin’s sudden and shocking retirement, Maria Sharapova will assume the position as the #1 ranked Women’s Tennis player in the world. Also, I wanted to post this funny picture I found, congrats Maria!
By: Sportaphile
WTA - Tennis Number One Justine Henin Retires Suddenly
2008-05-16 18:13:00 By Claudia Beckford Former tennis world number one; the 25-year old Belgium Justine Henin whose tennis career was one of the most outstanding ones in the WTA circuit has recently announced her sudden retirement. It was certainly a shocker for most tennis fans to learn that Justine decided to shift her life in such a way ...
Justine Henin retires from Tennis unexpectedly
2008-05-14 19:32:00 With a very abrupt decision, Top seed Justine Henin says good-bye to tennis, putting an end to a very short but successful career. On Wednesday, Henin gave her official announcement. We all know her game was a little bit sloppy lately and had a rough patch at every tournament since a couple of months ago, but ...
By: BPH Sports Blog
Justine Henin retires from tennis
2008-05-14 16:21:00 Coach Carlos Rodriguez is sad now that he has lost his job due to Henin's retirement.It is confirmed. Top-ranked Justine Henin has announced her retirement from professional tennis at a press conference in her native Belgium. So this means that the no. 1 spot on the WTA Rankings will go to Maria Sharapova and tailed very closely by Ana Ivanovic.After her loss to Safina in Berlin, following a month of rest, Henin said:"What I am have just gone through is not very reassuring.""I was hoping to rediscover my confidence, and it is not easy.""I don't know if something is broken, but I seem to lack the ability. I need to think about."The 25-year-old Belgian, who has won seven Grand Slam titles, is making the surprising announcement at a press conference on Wednesday.Henin’s decision comes less than two weeks before the start of the French Open. She has won that clay court tournament four times. The only Grand Slam still out of reach is the Wimbledon.Henin won 10 tournaments last year, ...
By: hcfoo's blog
#1 Tennis Player Justine Henin Retires
2008-05-14 14:35:00 Belgium tennis player Justine Henin is retiring from the game today to have more time to travel and work on her education. She is just 26 and is currently the #1 ranked women’s tennis player in the world. She has been on top of the rankings for 61 straight weeks. Henin, who is 26 next ...
Justine Henin takes Women?s Laureus Award
2008-02-19 01:11:00 Justine Henin won the women’s Laureus award for the first time while Roger Federer won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for a fourth straight time. The winners were selected by members of the Laureus Sports Academy. “It was a tough year personally,” Henin said. “Big issues, but I kept fighting and it ...
By: Pabaon Sports
Justine Henin remporte le tournoi d'Anvers
2008-02-18 00:00:00 Justine Henin a battu l'Italienne Karin Knapp en deux sets, 6/3 - 6/3 et a pu soulever la raquette de diamants pour la première fois de sa carrière. Côté match, Justine n'a pas eu besoin de forcer face à une adversaire qui n'avait jamais encore battu une joueuse du Top 10 mondial....
By: Eparsa Magazine
Live Results: Maria Sharapova vs Justine Henin at Australian Open
2008-01-22 15:44:00 Get live results of the Maria Sharapova vs Justine Henin match at the Australian Open, which one of these two will Jelena Jankovic be playing in the semi-finals. These two tennis stars look like they are both on form and this match is already shaping up to be really interesting. Last time we look at the live results (see them on buzzle) it looked like we will see Sharapova against Jankovic in the semi-finals, as her performance has been amazing today. They are well into the second set as I write this, view the full match details and live updates here Written by Daniel for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Sports News, News
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Australian Open 2008 : Justine Henin in fourth round
2008-01-18 04:40:00 Top seed Justine Henin battled through to the fourth round of the Australian Open after a straight sets victory over gritty Italian Francesca Schiavone in Melbourne. Henin beat Francesca Schiavone by 7-5 6-4 triumph on the Rod Laver Arena. Now she is advance to 4th round of Australian open.
By: Sportworld
Justine Henin Wins again
2008-01-12 02:47:00 Justine Henin beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the Sydney International final. It was her 28th match win in a row  “This was perfect,” Henin said. “Svetlana played a great match … really intense and aggressive. That’s the kind of match that I really needed before the Open, so I’m glad about that.”
By: Pabaon Sports
Justine Henin Wins Again
2007-11-13 02:55:00 Justine Henin won the Sony Ericsson Championships beating Maria Sharapova 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.It was her 10th title of 2007, making her the first player since Martina Hingis in 1997 to record double-digit victories in a season. She also became the first player to win the French Open, U.S. Open and season-ending championships since Graf did ...
By: Pabaon Sports
World no.1 Justine Henin pulls out of China Tennis Open
2007-09-12 12:26:00 The 25-year-old Belgian and worlds no.1 Justine Henin has had to pull out of next weeks China Tennis Open because of a respiratory infection. Justine Henin has just won her second U.S. Open title and was also the number one seed for the $585,000 WTA tournament which she was very enthusiastic about playing in the Chinese ...
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Tennis: Justine Henin Wins 2nd U.S. Open [J. Mark English]
2007-09-09 20:20:00 This is from Tennis.com:Psst. The name is Justine Henin. Get to know her.Might just be one of the greatest tennis players ever. Is certainly the undisputed No. 1 at the moment. As of Saturday night, she owns two U.S. Open championships and seven Grand Slam titles overall. So let's get that correct. Everybody now: Justine Henin. Overwhelming No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 in the final, the top-seeded Henin capped a dominating run through the U.S. Open in which she didn't drop a set and became the first woman to win a major title while beating both Williams sisters along the way. "This one is maybe the most important one. The quality I played in the last few matches has been amazing, and it's a great feeling, because I had a tough draw," said Henin, the 2003 Open champion. "I had a lot of things to prove to myself. Not to anyone else, but to myself. And I did it."Yet both times she conquered New York, someone got her name wrong during the postmatch trophy-and-check ceremony. Fo...
By: American Legends
Justine Henin wins the US Open Women?s Tennis Tournament
2007-09-09 15:05:00 She has already been through both Venus and Serena Williams, so it comes as little suprise that tenis ace Justine Henin has won the US Open, defeating Russian #4 player Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets 6-1 and 6-3. The tennis champion called this win the mot satisfying of her career so far, and who ...
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Justine Henin to play tennis in the US Open final
2007-09-08 11:34:00 On Saturday, Justine Henin will battle Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the US Open tennis tournament, to possibly win her 7th Grand-Slam title.Henin has already beaten both the Williams sisters, Serena in the quarter finals and Venus in the semi finals, so she would become the first player to go through both of ...
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Roger Federer, Justine Henin Named Top Seeds For US Open
2007-08-22 16:20:00 In no real shocking news to the tennis world or the sports world, the world number one tennis players were named as the number one seeds for the 2007 US Open. The top seeds for the US Open are Roger Federer and Justine Henin and with the US Open less than a week away, many tennis ...
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Justine Henin wins Rogers Cup
2007-08-21 09:13:00 Justine Henin defeated Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (3), 7-5 Sunday to win Rogers Cup, her first tournament since losing in the semifinals at Wimbledon. The 25-year-old Henin was bothered by a sore right shoulder and wasn’t sure she would be able to play until a few hours before the match. She needed massage treatment after her semifinal and again Sunday morning. Henin finally declared herself ready after hitting some balls at a morning practice session. Henin matched groundstrokes with Jankovic throughout, using her speed and effective net play to keep the pressure on.
By: Pabaon Sports
Justine Henin Wins Third Straight French Open [David Stefanini]
2007-06-09 16:38:00 Justine Henin won her third consecutive French Open in straight sets against Ana Ivanovic's. For more on this here is ESPN.com:"Justine Henin claimed her third consecutive French Open title and her fourth overall Saturday, taking advantage of 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic's shaky play to win 6-1, 6-2. Henin closed out the victory with a forehand volley winner, then flipped her racket, buried her head in her hands, leaned on the net and exhaled. She became the first woman since Monica Seles in 1990-92 to win three consecutive Roland Garros titles, and only the second since 1937."Henin looked great and seemed to be unstoppable. She won in straight sets for the second straight year. I didn't watch the match, but from what I saw on Sportscenter this wasn't even close. Thankfully I didn't turn on the channel and watch the match.The mens final, which places the two top players in the world against each other, should be far superior. That is a tennis match worth watching.http://img6...
By: American Legends
Justine Henin in Semi-finals of French Open 2007
2007-06-05 21:02:00 I am sure that Justine Henin is very happy at this moment. A few hours ago, Justine Henin defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-3 and earned a place in the semi-finals in ladies singles event. Justine Henin won the title of French Open 2005 and 2006. So, she is undefeated in French Open for quite sometime ...
Justine Henin ne jouera plus avant les Masters
2006-10-04 02:03:03 Justine Henin (WTA 2) ne jouera aucun tournoi avant les Masters qui auront lieu à Madrid du 7 au 12 novembre, indique la meilleure joueuse de tennis belge sur son site internet. |
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