Justine Henin’s comeback plans have received a setback as she has pulled out of her second tournament of the season.
Henin injured her left leg during the Brisbane International, where she lost to Kim Clijsters in the final.
The seven-time major champion was slated to play Sydney’s Medibank International this week and could have possibly faced world number one Serena Williams in the second round.
“It was a bit sore in the last few days and really got worse today in the third set,” said Henin. “I hope it’s not that serious and that I’m going to be able to recover soon, but it would be just a great, great mistake to go and play in Sydney.”
While Henin has opted to withdraw from Sydney, she is still hopeful to recover in time for the 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season’s opening Grand Slam at the Australian Open.
“I just think it could get worse if I play in the next few days,” said Henin. “It’s something I cannot do because there’s a goal for me in 10 days and I have to be ready.”
She is a Scardy Cat…She does not want to face Serena. Bottom Line. Is it me or is she just focusing on the Majors? I want to hear some outrage. This can not be. Say it ain’t so. Queen Justine only playing when she feels like it. Again, say it ain’t so! This year is going to be so great. Let the games begin.
Ok Lisa, I will say it: IT AIN’T SO. Serena fans are all the same…
And so are Serena Haters…
Who are we to judge if a player is injured and can’t play a tournament? A lot of player did pull out before the tournament start and that includes Serena as well.. So are we saying she is just focusing on the Majors? Should we get an outrage from that too? If a player is physically not fit (or injured), let it be… It seems that you are also a Justine Hater from your post “So sad to bad….”.. Enough said…
Well, whatever the reason for pulling out, I have to say congrats to both Justine and Kim for providing what may turn out to be one of the best women’s matches of the entire year. Excellent stuff. Justine is probably in better play shape now than Serena, who knows how that one would turn out?
JUSTINE IS A GREAT PLAYER AS IS SERENA, BUT I THINK JUSTINE HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH BAD CONDUCT THAN MORE THAN THE LATTER.
Norma, you can’t be serious !
I do not like either Justine OR Serena . Justine because I think she is a bad sport for shouting “Allez” even when her opponent makes an error! It is soooo irritating! Is she trying to put her opponent off?? Serena because of her arrogence and the way she behaved at the US Open, she should have been banned for at least a year!!!! Good luck to Kim she is a pleasant good sport, her donation of prize money to the childrens hospital in Brisbane was a wonderful gesture.
Justine has played a great tennis so far, it is normal she needs to slow down a little. It’s been a while since she played full steam ahean and her body is no longer used to such a pressure. I think it was a wise decision. A lot of players decided to pull out of tournaments when they needed to give it a rest.
I agree that there should have been more action taken against Serina’s behaviour but you must admit that punishing her and banning her would just create bad publicity for the game. Look back at other tournaments. I’m sure this isn’t the first time a player lashed out. Were others prosecuted? What is fair? AND Maybe they are looking at it from another perspective as well? They won’t sell as many tickets! I agree that Kim has the advantage now. It brought tears to my eyes when she dedicated her winnings to the child hospital. Great move Kim! Winning the hearts of the fans all over again. Worked for me. As to Justin, I was happy in the beginning that she was back, but seeing her constantly looking up at her “camp” drives me nuts. Like she can’t make a move with out support. That erks me. Come on Justin. Get solid. It was a great match, though and Kim really brought it!
Two things. First. On court coaching is now acceptable because of precedent even though it flies in the face of Tennis Tradition which stated that the competitors were expected to play each match with all the skills they had ‘in the moment’. Analysis, critique and feedback from coaches and other support staff were done after matches to enhance future performance.
Seemed fair then. Seems fair now. After all, it’s still called “Singles” tennis, at least for now.
Second. Regarding the Serena ‘incident’ at the U.S. Open a suspension for the rest of that season would have been more appropriate given the circumstances.
Point clearly made and career goes on without depriving Tennis and it’s fans of an extraordinary talent and personality.