Comments on: OFF: How Will You Remember Justine Henin?

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:12:31 +0000

I think Justine is an amazing person. Her personal problems and family history? - it’s part of her character, and if she wasn’t the incredible tennis player that could use the pain from her life to bring such beauty on court I can’t imagine anyone tennis player that could. Sure Roger is great, but would he able to handle all the pain, death and family tragedy that Justine lived. She put that aside, and I believe her stoic personality was to based on never asking for pity or - in a way forgiveness. She was brave, most 18 year olds’ would’ve gone to drugs, vice, self mutilation or suicide to handle the things Justine has gone on. It’s a wonder that she has matured, and even gotten this far. To be #1 too.

Thank you Justine. She wasn’t a quitter!

By: kj

kj — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:56:12 +0000

LOL… good point Benjamin, but i will let Serena have the benefit of doubt this time…

Nothing can change the fact that Justine Henin was truly am amzing and graceful player for her size for this generation. Gosh, i will miss watching her delightful game. She will always remain as a legendary player in the circle of tennis purists… and that is the best compliment and tribute that can be paid to her.

By: benjamin

benjamin — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:33:15 +0000

kj, are you Serena has moved on???? After 3 losses in last year’s quarterfinals, I’m pretty sure that old would still stung pretty bad.

By: kj

kj — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:10:56 +0000

Elaine… you seem to be the only one carrying on that bitterness… both Serena and Henin moved on from that incident ages ago.
I don’t believe you are a tennis player either… if you were, you would know, in the big scheme of things, 1 point does not matter… at least not the kinds that was made such a big deal about because it wasn’t a break point or a game point. Henin was just a better player.
Henin had the most beautiful game of all the active WTA players. She was good on all the surfaces and was an all court player. I don’t think there is any other player who can boast of such a talent.

By: Anthony Duh

Anthony Duh — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:01:07 +0000

I would have to agree with some of the more negative comments. When she played well, I absolutely loved it. Her game was flawless.

But too many times, she would just let go and give up, and move on. She also felt that she could keep herself private. Its pretty simple to know that as the number one player in the world, she should have been more engaging ot bring people into the sport.

Still, i’ll miss her.

By: benjamin

benjamin — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:32:37 +0000

Pov, where have you been the past few years? All the tennis experts have consistently pointed out how smaller she is compared to most if not all of her main rivals. Venus, Maria, Ana I, Svetlana, Jelena, and Serena are all taller and bigger than Justine. Just because Chris Evert is 5′6″ does not make Justine physically smaller than those stated above. Ten, fifteen years ago, 5′6″ may be good enough, but in today’s game, you’re considered relatively small.

By: pov

pov — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:18:48 +0000

benjamin,
her physical shortcomings? Sure she’s 5′6″ but i think the relevance of that is very overstated. Chris Evert is also 5′6″

By: benjamin

benjamin — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:15:18 +0000

I have great respect for Justine for being such a great champion despite her physical shortcomings. However, I also think Justine has some unresolved issues throughout her life. Remember the incident in Paris against Serena, against Mauresmo in Melbourne, and now this??? If one didn’t know any better, one would think Justine has a knack of folding or walking away from the problem…. I like Justine, but she’s proven herself to be a little of a mystery. At any rate, I wish her nothing but the best in her life after competitive tennis. I surely miss watching her against Serena and Maria though.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:26:05 +0000

Elaine Owens nailed it perfectly.

I’ll remember her for being a quitter, because that’s essentially what she did. I’m interested in women’s tennis again after this, so I’ll be more on the lookout for WTA matches now!

Go Sharapova, new #1!

By: Will.I.AM

Will.I.AM — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:12:41 +0000

I’ll remember Justine as the player who I could never take my eyes off of. The power she generated from that small frame and that backhand! I can’t even put it into words. Justine will be missed.