I think she played flawless tennis and she is retiring too early - but then it is her decision and we have to respect it.
She had only unfortunate event in her tennis career - she once signaled Serena that she was not ready to receive Serena's serve; Serena, who was already half way into the serve, deliberately served out and away from Justine. The referee had not noticed Justine's signal to Serena and so Serena lost that point and Justine did not intervene pretending she had nothing to do with it.
Serena was all in tears, lost her composure and finally the match.
Apart from that incident, on the tennis court, Justine has been very good.
inspite of a career plagued with injuries she was always the best challenger.her backhand crosscourt strokes were a treat to watch.its sad that we shall not be able to watch her brilliance on court anymore..
nowadays it is really difficult to prolong a tennis career beyond 30 due to change in the way players play tennis,its changed completely to a power sport more than anything.one is definitely more prone to injuries in such a game. i think the trend now is an early start and end to a tennis career.i reckon there will be many more to come as time passes.
RE:Federer too?
by abc on May 15, 2008 04:53 PM
that depends upon if he is facing the burnout!! not bout quiting when ur no 1. it bout do u have the fire power within u to keep playing..as long as u love wat u do.. u can carry on.. the moment u feel its enough u will quit doing it
Long back, Bjorn Borg retired when he was 26, citing the reason that he had lost motivation. In professional Tennis, 26 has to be considered Old. Look at Roger Federer. He seemed to be coasting towards glory untouched so far, but now it seems highly improbable that he will be able to surpass Sampras' record. In fact the story is the same in any sport. Players have to carefully plan their calender so as to be able to prolong their careers, like Richard Hadlee did. But for achievers like Henin and Borg, keeping motivation intact is also a problem.
Though superficially it looks "another case" of burnout,only Ms Henin knows it bettre.Or the flop side of the story maby be that she had sense of accomplishment(or may be early satiety)enough to satisfy her inner needs.And well, life is all about timing and Henin must be knowing that.The very querry 'why now'is a tribute to her glorious career and a lesson to Indian cricheters.Let us bid adeau keeping in mind that "coming out of retirement "is still in vogue.
Henin is a player par excellence and will be missed in all grand slams. her game was a treat to watch and very rarely disappointed the fans. Unlike the sania mirza types she was a player who was always on the winning streak and even when she lost she gave her full effort. I wish her all the best and it takes a lot of courage to quit when you are at the top. Many sportsmen like Sachin and Dravid could not do it. Cheers Henin and wish you good luck and all happinesss in your personal life.
RE:sad day for tennis
by sahil gambhir on May 15, 2008 03:22 PM
ya its a really a sad fr tennis but how would others realize it most of them dont even know 'T' of Tennis
Hey, nobody here wants to write on this issue of womens tennis No 1 Player but everyone will writes paras on 20-20 Cricket. That shows the passion for the game of cricket in INDIA!
RE:Henin.. Who??
by ganesh shyam on May 15, 2008 03:07 PM
Regret we dont have that calibre Indian women in tennis...Sania is simply hyped till 2nd round & she does evrything except tennia..cheers
RE:WHo is this justin hennin?
by Ganesh Balagurunathan on May 15, 2008 06:23 PM
Apologies. I didnt intend to hurt anyone. Its a common joke when people are ignorant about what's happening around.
