It’s becoming difficult to keep track of all the honors Justine Henin is receiving. The world No.1 has been named the 2007 world champion by the International Tennis Federation, and has also won two awards in her native country.

Henin, who triumphed at Roland Garros and the US Open, has been named ITF World Champion for the third time in her career. The 25-year-old Belgian is women's world champion for the second year running, having also received the honor in 2003. Even though Henin admits that this season has been the best of her career (10 titles, 63-4 win-loss record, became the first woman to earn more than $5 million in a single year, etc.), she still believes that her best tennis is yet to come.

The other two awards Henin has received recently are Belgium's Athlete of the Year and Belgium’s Sports Personality of the Year. It's the first time for Justine to win Sports Personality of the Year, while she has been chosen as an Athlete of the Year for the third time (she has previously won in 2003 and 2006). The voting for this national trophy is done by the Belgian sports community, national press and media.

BTW: Take a look at the first photo of Justine Henin and her father after their reunion. (sources: Justine Henin's site, BBC)

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Well, this is not an everyday thing. I wrote about Justine Henin’s two recent TV appearances, and now I’ve come across an excerpt from Justine a star, a woman where she sings with French pop musician Pascal Obispo. Looking happy and content, the Belgian joined the singer in the performance of the title track to his smash 2006 album called Les Fleurs du Bien. Enjoy!

By the way, together with Venus Williams, Justine Henin has been nominated for the 2007 Academy Athlete of the Year presented by USA TODAY and MSNBC. To cast your vote go to http://www.usatoday.com/sports/front.htm, http://athleteoftheyear.msnbc.com or http://www.ussa.edu/aoy/index.asp.

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After several months of painting, drilling, sawing, and lots of dust, Justine Henin’s La Palestre tennis club in Limelette is ready for a grand opening which will include a number of weekend activities. The tennis club features three new clay courts, a restaurant, gardens, medical treatment room, and more.

"Whatever the reason of their visit to the club, I want people to feel at home and comfortable," the world No.1 said.

La Palestre means a lot to Justine Henin and I wish that her visitors enjoy time spent there. (source: Justine Henin's official website)

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After skipping the Australian circuit in 2007 because of personal problems, world number one Justine Henin is eager to start the upcoming tennis season at the January 6-12 Medibank International in Sydney.

“I am very excited to be returning to Sydney. As everyone knows the start of 2007 was a very difficult time for me personally and I really missed playing the Australian circuit, but this will make me even more eager to do well in January,” said the 25-year-old Belgian. “I was sad I wasn’t in Australia this year and I hope to take my revenge in a few weeks.”

Henin already won two Medibank International trophies, and in January she’ll compete for her fortieth Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title. (via On the Baseline)

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The seven-time Grand Slam champ Justine Henin has been busy giving interviews recently. She let us take a glimpse into her personal and everyday life in a show on French Belgian RTL, as well as in an interview for BBC.

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