Maria Sharapova understands Justine Henin’s need to retire

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World No.1 Justine Henin surprisingly retired last week, while still being at the peak of her tennis career, and 21-year-old Maria Sharapova, who has improved to No.1 in the rankings after Henin’s retirement, said...

Justine Henin’s explanation of her retirement, transcript of the press conference speech

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Justine Henin surprised the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport on Wednesday, totally unexpectedly for everyone. Today, Henin’s official website published the full version of the Belgian's speech at the press...

World number one Justine Henin unexpectedly retires from tennis

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Justine Henin, top-ranked women’s tennis player, has shocked the world by announcing her retirement on Wednesday. Why did this come up so suddenly? The Belgian had mentioned she considered retirement and gave a time...

Justine Henin withdraws from Italian Open, to be fined $20,000

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World No.1 Justine Henin has pulled out of the next week's Internazionali BNL d'Italia due to fatigue, and the WTA Tour said she will be fined $20,000 for the late withdrawal. Before the ongoing Qatar...

Justine Henin stunned in German Open third round

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Justine Henin lost early on her favorite surface. The world number one was defeated by Dinara Safina, ranked 17th, in the Qatar Telecom German Open third round. Final score: 5-7 6-3 6-1. A three-times winner...

Serena Williams downs Justine Henin, reaches Miami semifinals

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Serena Williams dominated world No.1 Justine Henin in the quarterfinal of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Final score 6-2 6-0. In the beginning, games were long and each one contained break points. However, eighth-seeded...

Justine Henin, Serena Williams advance in Miami

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Justine Henin and Serena Williams made comfortable starts with straight-sets wins in round two of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Top-seeded Henin beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-2, while eighth-seeded Williams defeated Romania’s...

Justine Henin won’t spend much time at her Sixth Sense Tennis Academy in Orlando

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World’s highest-ranked WTA player Justine Henin and her long-time coach Carlos Rodriguez have just opened a branch of their European tennis academy, called the Sixth Sense, at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in...

Justine Henin considered knee surgery earlier this year

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World No.1 Justine Henin said her inflamed right knee had been so painful that she considered surgery after the Australian Open. However, she opted for a cortisone injection. Also, the seven times Grand Slam champion...

Justine Henin to open Sixth Sense Tennis Academy in Florida

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World No.1 Justine Henin and her long-time coach Carlos Rodriguez will soon open their Sixth Sense Tennis Academy in Florida, an addition to the already existent facilities in Belgium. A few days before the Sony...
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