Belgium's former world No. 1 Justine Henin will test her comeback against world's best tennis players after being granted a wild-card entry into next month's Sydney International.
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Belgium's former world number one Justine Henin made a winning return after an 18-month absence with victory over compatriot Kirsten Flipkens in an exhibition match here on Saturday. Henin overcame a tentative start to win 6-4, 6-4 and will contest Sunday's final of the 'Women Tennis Trophy' against the winner of the match later on Saturday between Italy's Flavia Pennetta and France's Alize Cornet. The 27-year-old is due to make her official return to the WTA circuit in the Brisbane... Read Full Story
Justine Henin beats Kirsten Flipkens in Tennis Exhibition
Justine Henin beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-4, 6-4 in an exhibition event in Charleroi, Belgium, this past weekend.
“It’s not my [best level of] tennis, for sure, but that’s what I expected. But I’m physically in perfect shape, my right knee that I had the operation on. And my attitude this evening was perfect.” said Henin after the match.
Justine plans to play one more exhibition against Nadia Petrova in Cairo before heading to... Read Full Story
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former world number one Justine Henin plays to make her return to tournament tennis at next year's Brisbane International as part of her preparations for the Australian Open. The Belgian is planning to play two warm-up events later this year but has chosen Brisbane for her official comeback after recently deciding to come out of retirement. "After a 15-month absence I am pleased to begin my second tennis career at the Brisbane International," the 27-year-old said in a... Read Full Story
Justine Henin to play at the 7th Women Tennis Trophy this weekend
This weekend Justine Henin will make her tennis return at the 7th Women Tennis Trophy, an exhibition tournament held in Charleroi.
This Saturday 5 and Sunday, December 6, the Spiroudôme Charleroi will turn into a tennis court. 6,000 people are expected at the 7th Women Tennis Trophy where Justine Henin will be playing.
Henin will face Kirsten Flipkens on Saturday at 18.30. While the other semifinal will be played between... Read Full Story
I got a feeling (woohooo) that Justine is well on her way to making a successful comeback to the WTA tour. Henin won both her exhibition matches in straight sets against Flavia Pennetta and countrywoman Kirsten Flipkens.I'm so excited about her return!!!!! Can't wait to see Henin in action at the Brisbane International :P Read Full Story
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JuJu’s back! Justine Henin has started her “second career,” as she’s calling it, on a two match winning streak. She took the trophy...
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Plans for the forthcoming online Tennis Open are well underway as Empire of Sports unveils The Kangaroo Open 2009, the first online Tennis Championship for the sports-based MMO. Kicking off the 2009 tennis season, The Kangaroo Open 2009 has just commenced and will run for two weeks, until February 1st. As with any live tournament, winners will receive cash prizes of up to €1,500 (£1,350). Other prizes include a signed former world number one tennis champion, Justine Henin racquet. Runners up... Read Full Story
The Justine Henin comeback rumors have been simmering ever since her countrywoman, Kim Clijsters , announced her return to the WTA tour this summer. Comeback kid Lindsay Davenport added to the speculation this weekend on FSN , saying that she’d “be surprised” if Justine never played again on the pro-circuit.
But Justine, ever the kill-joy, refuses to bite. Here she is in Saturday’s L’Equipe (google translated from French):
In an interview with L’Equipe this Saturday, Justine Henin... Read Full Story
