Comments on: Justine Henin Crashes Out to Dinara Safina in Berlin http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/ Women's Professional Tennis News, Results, and Commentary Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:30:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Exhausted Justine Henin Withdraws From Rome’s Internazional BNL d’Italia - On the Baseline Tennis News http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23985 Exhausted Justine Henin Withdraws From Rome’s Internazional BNL d’Italia - On the Baseline Tennis News Fri, 09 May 2008 21:01:42 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23985 [...] lost yesterday to Dinara Safina in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Telecom German Open, her most shocking loss [...] […] lost yesterday to Dinara Safina in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Telecom German Open, her most shocking loss […]

]]> By: OFF: Slump or Roland Garros Title for Justine Henin? - On the Baseline Tennis News http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23979 OFF: Slump or Roland Garros Title for Justine Henin? - On the Baseline Tennis News Fri, 09 May 2008 10:32:09 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23979 [...] Henin’s loss to Dinara Safina yesterday was her most shocking defeat since the semifinals of Wimbledon. Henin managed to rebound [...] […] Henin’s loss to Dinara Safina yesterday was her most shocking defeat since the semifinals of Wimbledon. Henin managed to rebound […]

]]> By: pov http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23970 pov Thu, 08 May 2008 16:48:05 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23970 Her mind-set recently has seemed to be one that could use her again believing in herself and her abilities. Her talk this week about planning for retirement, etc showed that she hasn't had her "gameface" on. I do think she had a knee injury earlier this year and she may have dwelled on that too much. Some post-match comments: "This tournament was important not only for the French Open," a subdued Henin told a news conference after her 5-7 6-3 6-1 loss. "It was important for me to get some confidence back and that's really what I miss right now." Henin, who uncharacteristically served seven double faults against Safina, is due to play in Rome next week and will take a few days off before then to recuperate and take stock. "It's not a problem with my tennis or a physical problem," she said. "I just lacked the courage to really grasp the opportunities and I have to work on that. "I wish I could have had more matches but I also feel on the court that it's not enough and that's hard. But we'll see in the next few weeks." Her mind-set recently has seemed to be one that could use her again believing in herself and her abilities. Her talk this week about planning for retirement, etc showed that she hasn’t had her “gameface” on. I do think she had a knee injury earlier this year and she may have dwelled on that too much.

Some post-match comments:
“This tournament was important not only for the French Open,” a subdued Henin told a news conference after her 5-7 6-3 6-1 loss. “It was important for me to get some confidence back and that’s really what I miss right now.”

Henin, who uncharacteristically served seven double faults against Safina, is due to play in Rome next week and will take a few days off before then to recuperate and take stock.

“It’s not a problem with my tennis or a physical problem,” she said. “I just lacked the courage to really grasp the opportunities and I have to work on that.
“I wish I could have had more matches but I also feel on the court that it’s not enough and that’s hard. But we’ll see in the next few weeks.”

]]> By: Nick http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23968 Nick Thu, 08 May 2008 16:08:31 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23968 I know it's not physicall or knee injury, Justine is just trying to make up something. She's just losing it this year. This is a huge melt down for her, too bad...but she did win the French Open playing poorly in 2005...I believe, where she saved MP against Kuznetsova. I know it’s not physicall or knee injury, Justine is just trying to make up something.

She’s just losing it this year. This is a huge melt down for her, too bad…but she did win the French Open playing poorly in 2005…I believe, where she saved MP against Kuznetsova.

]]> By: Dapxin http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23964 Dapxin Thu, 08 May 2008 13:21:21 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/05/08/justine-henin-crashes-out-to-dinara-safina-in-berlin/#comment-23964 Wow, I haven't seen Safina play, and know little about her, but this is a bit shocking. Whats going wrong with Henin ? Wow,

I haven’t seen Safina play, and know little about her, but this is a bit shocking.

Whats going wrong with Henin ?

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