Justine Henin Retirement: Facebook Says It’s Official

Get the latest tennis news and sign up for our daily Australian Open newsletter from www.TennisNow.com     (January 26, 2011) Ending her comeback only one month into the new season, Justine Henin has let fans know that she will once again be ending her tennis career. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist let fans know on her personal Facebook page that the Australian Open was the last time she would... 

2011 Australian Open: Sabine Lisicki and Other Hotties To Emerge This Year

1997 marked a breakthrough in Women’s tennis. It was the first time many people heard the name Anna Kournikova, when she reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, and therefore television ratings for Women’s tennis improved. Since then many other athletes followed her footsteps with much better results. Players such as Maria Sharapova, Anastasia Myskina, Ana Ivanovic, or Caroline Wozniacki are... 

Australian Open 2011: Rafa Slam, Too Much Too Soon

When a player as great as Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer loses a Grand Slam match, the event goes beyond being just the matter of a player winning and a player losing. It delves deeper than anyone can imagine. After all, there must be a reason why Rafa lost today in Melbourne or why Roger lost in Wimbledon last year. These two have a winning percentage of more than 80 percent and probably much more... 

2014 World Cup: 5 English Youngsters Key To Future Success

Before every World Cup, England goes in with hyped up and over-the-top expectations set by their fans and the overly-critical British media. They haven’t been crowned champions since 1966, and this year was no different. Shock draws to Algeria and USA in the group stage, and an early and premature exit in the round of 16 to Germany after being embarrassed in a brutal 4-1 loss. Germany showed... 

Australian Open 2011: Justine Henin Retires Again After Losing in Open

Australian Open 2011: Justine Henin Retires Again After Losing in Open: Justin Henin has announced the second retirement of her career, citing an elbow injury. Henin lost in the third round of the 2011 Australian Open in straight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Henin, 28, retired in March 2008 as the world No. 1 but returned early last year. She saw plenty of success, winning a pair of titles and reaching... 

Justine Henin Retires From Tennis For The Second Time

It is a sad end to the career of one of the greatest players of the modern game. With 43 singles titles, including seven Grand Slams, an Olympic gold medal and over $20m in prize money, her achievements are almost unrivalled in the women’s game of tennis. However, the elbow injury that she picked up in a fall at Wimbledon last year has ultimately brought a premature end to the tennis career of... 

Justine Henin Retires From Tennis For The Second Time

It is a sad end to the career of one of the greatest players of the modern game. With 43 singles titles, including seven Grand Slams, an Olympic gold medal and over $20m in prize money, her achievements are almost unrivalled in the women’s game of tennis. However, the elbow injury that she picked up in a fall at Wimbledon last year has ultimately brought a premature end to the tennis career of... 

Australian Open 2011: Caroline Wozniacki, Other Top-three Seeds Make Semifinals

Australian Open 2011: Caroline Wozniacki, Other Top-three Seeds Make Semifinals: The 2011 Australian Open women’s semifinals are top-heavy, with Venus Williams the only top-four seed to not reach them. Williams retired from her third round match due to injury, the first time she has ever done so in a Grand Slam. Top-seeded Wozniacki takes on Li Na, the ninth seed. Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva... 

The Players Championship As Golf’s Fifth Major? Not Even Close

Renowned sports writer John Feinstein once said that the Players Championship is not golf’s fifth major because there is no fifth major, and that statement has never rung truer.     Both Lee Westwood and Rory McIlory have said that they will not be attending the 2011 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Could you ever imagine the first- and seventh-ranked players in the world... 

Andy Murray Advances To Australian Open Semis: 5 Things We Learned in His Win

World No. 5 Andy Murray advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open with 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 victory over Alexandr Dolgopolov on Wednesday. Murray will meet David Ferrer in the final four after Ferrer (the seventh seed) upset an ailing Rafa Nadal in straight sets in the other quarterfinal in the top half of the draw. While this gives Murray a fantastic chance to make the final of a Grand Slam... 

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