Justine Henin

Justine Henin expecting first child

Justine Henin, seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion, is expecting her first child. Henin announced Wednesday on her Facebook page that she is pregnant and the baby is due in March. She says she and partner Benoit Bertuzzo "have some nice news to announce. Yes, soon there will be three of us." The former top-ranked player

Schvedova knocks off defending champion, Li Na

No. 142, Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan, shocked the French Open defending champion, Li Na of China, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 in round 4 of the 2012 French Open. Li, who defeated Francesca Schiavone in the final last year, looked to be in control of the match in the opening set but the cool and windy conditions

Justine Henin disputes doping rumors

Justine Henin has recently announced her retirement, and is now challenging doping rumors. In a farewell press conference, the newly-retired former World No. 1 from Belgium rued her bad luck and confronted those who spread rumors of her allegedly doping. "I regard ending my career more like a sentence that's been handed down than a

Schiavone outlasts Kuznetsova in record-setting match

French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone of Italy, out dueled her Russian friend, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the longest women's singles match in Grand Slam history, winning 6-4, 1-6, 16-14. The 30-game 3rd set alone took exactly three hours. The first two sets lasted 51 and 53 minutes for a total match time of 4 hours, 44

Kuznetsova upsets Henin at Australian Open

The 23rd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova upset No. 11 seeded Justine Henin in round three of the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne. Svetlana took the match in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(8). After taking the first set, Svetlana twice served for the match. Justine broke both times sending the 2nd set to a tie-break. After several lead

Serena Williams pulls out of 2010 U.S. Open

World No. 1 Serena Williams will miss the 2010 U.S. Open due to injury. On the advice of her doctors, top-ranked tennis star Serena Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday. The 28-year-old champion, who is still recovering from recent foot surgery, said in a written statement that she was pulling out of the

Justine Henin calls it quits for 2010

Justine Henin has announced that she will miss the rest of the 2010 season as she recovers from an elbow injury. The No. 14th ranked player from Belgium injured her elbow at Wimbledon in July, and said on her website she will not be able to practice again until October. Henin, a seven-rime Grand Slam

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