Now that the initial surprise of Justine Henin’s retirement has begun to wear off, let’s take advantage of this week’s Open Forum Friday to reminisce about her career.
How will you remember Justine? Which of her Grand Slam titles do you consider the most memorable?
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Alize Cornet scored the first Top 10 win of her career on Thursday by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.
Keep reading to see all of Thursday’s results and Friday’s complete schedule of play.
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Maria Sharapova will take over the No. 1 singles ranking next Monday, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced on Thursday.
Justine Henin’s retirement on Wednesday propelled Sharapova back to the top spot for the first time since she lost the ranking to Henin in March 2007.
Once upon a time, in the tiny country of Belgium a little girl dreamed of winning a Grand Slam tournament.
Twenty years later, she is the proud owner of seven major singles titles, retiring from the sport she loved at the very top of the game.
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World number one Justine Henin has decided to leave the game of tennis on her own terms.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in a shocking press conference held on Wednesday.
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View the results from day five at the 2008 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy.
Also, take a look at Saturday’s complete schedule of play for the Tier I tennis tournament.
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Former world number one Serena Williams pulled out of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Friday because of a back injury.
Williams was scheduled to play her quarterfinal match against Alize Cornet this afternoon.
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We now have available a full-text English transcript of Justine Henin’s retirement press conference, thanks to Henin’s official website.
Justine made the surprising announcement that she was retiring on Wednesday, May 14.
Posted on May 16, 2008 | 3 Comments
Now that the initial surprise of Justine Henin’s retirement has begun to wear off, let’s take advantage of this week’s Open Forum Friday to reminisce about her career.
How will you remember Justine? Which of her Grand Slam titles do you consider the most memorable?
Posted on May 16, 2008 | Comment
Don’t forget to submit your tennis questions to Coach Kevin McClure with The Tennis Podcast during On the Baseline’s Tennis 101 series. Today is the last day to send your feedback! (Tennis 101)
Posted on May 15, 2008 | Comment
Alize Cornet scored the first Top 10 win of her career on Thursday by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.
Keep reading to see all of Thursday’s results and Friday’s complete schedule of play.
Posted on May 15, 2008 | Comment
Tournament officials at the Bank of the West Classic announced Thursday that last year’s champion Anna Chakvetadze plans to return to Stanford this summer.
The Bank of the West Classic is the first stop of the Olympus US Open Series.
Posted on May 15, 2008 | Comment
The French Tennis Federation, the governing body overseeing Roland Garros, has announced the names of the eight singles players who will receive wildcard entry into the main draw.
As part of a reciprocal agreement with the United States and Australia, two of the invitations were given to American and Australian women.
Posted on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
Maria Sharapova will take over the No. 1 singles ranking next Monday, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced on Thursday.
Justine Henin’s retirement on Wednesday propelled Sharapova back to the top spot for the first time since she lost the ranking to Henin in March 2007.
Justine Henin
Maria Sharapova
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Jelena Jankovic
Svetlana Kuznetsova
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