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Epic Carnival (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
by Isaac , The World of Isaac Justine Henin-Hardenne retired and it barely caught a glimpse from people in the sports world. No one even batted an eye. Why? Because she's not sexy enough, she doesn't show enough skin? And it's sad really. Sad that in this day and age of women being equal in the sports world, people care more about looks than actual athletic talent. I mean, who really...
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IndianPad - Popular Stories (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Women's world number one Justine Henin rocked the tennis world on Wednesday by announcing her retirement from ompetitive tennis. “I have decided to put an end to my tennis-playing career,” she told a press conference in her native Belgium, confirming reports in the Belgian press that she was quitting the sport while still enjoying a firm lead at the top of the world rankings.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Allow me to present you this morning with an utterly gratuitous picture of female beauty. These few scant and sorry words are merely a transparent excuse for including it. Has there ever been anything in sport quite so lip-smackingly gorgeous as the backhand of Justine Henin?
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topSPIN me (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
TENNIS MOSAICS - As we bid farewell to a champion's career, topSPINme is featuring a downloadable Justine Henin wallpaper. Click on the image to see in full size. "Right-click" and "Save as" to your computer. Justine Henin
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BlogHer (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
On Wednesday Justine Henin announced she would be retiring from tennis. This surprised me for two reasons. The first reason I was surprised is because she is only 25 years old. The reason I was really shocked is because Justine Henin was ranked #1 by the WTA. She is going out on top. But wow. This was really unexpected. I don't know about you, but I'm floored. For her to...
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Justine Henin's family believe she may yet return to tennis perhaps even within a year if she fails to find satisfaction in her new life
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Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Once you get past the idea that the two of them were a tad dramatic and a little crazy, you have to hand it to Annika Sorenstam and Justine Henin. Two towering figures went out this past week on their own terms, as everyone would like to do. Good for them.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Having shocked the world with the announcement of her retirement from tennis, Justine Henin, the former world No 1, spent yesterday behind closed doors... playing tennis. In a way it was typical of the girl who used to bash her mother's kitchen to pieces with forehands and backhands at the age of seven. But the venue and opposition for her latest – some fear last – tennis match was poignant....
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Justine Henin's retirement was little more than a footnote on ESPN's "SportsCenter." They finally got around to it some 44 minutes into the prime-time show, a quick in-and-out, featuring no comments from Henin or anyone else. Nice to have known you, Justine,...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Justine Henin's retirement was little more than a footnote on ESPN's "SportsCenter." They finally got around to it some 44 minutes into the prime-time show, a quick in-and-out, featuring no comments from Henin or anyone else. Nice to have known you, Justine,...
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WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Justine Henin has been a big part of Backspin over the past nearly six years, so as a final tribute I thought I'd post a collection of links to past La Petit Taureau -centered columns as a sort of "Best of Henin" Special Edition. (First, the oldest Backspin mention I could find, excerpted here because it appears that the original Tennisrulz.com link no longer exists.) =2002= TENNISRULZ.com WTA REPORT...
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On the Baseline Tennis News (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
We now have available a full-text English transcript of Justine Henin's retirement press conference, thanks to Henin's official website. Justine made the surprising announcement that she was retiring on Wednesday, May 14.
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On the Baseline Tennis News (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Now that the initial surprise of Justine Henin's retirement has begun to wear off, let's take advantage of this week's Open Forum Friday to reminisce about her career. How will you remember Justine? Which of her Grand Slam titles do you consider the most memorable?
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
She left on top of her sport. But with her desire fading, Matt Cronin says Justine Henin had no other choice to make.
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Jezebel (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Justine Henin, the # 1-ranked tennis player in the world, is retiring at 25. The battling Belgian is going out on top! • In other sports news, Kashmiri girls are beginning to play soccer more and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
