Comments on: Tennis will miss the elegance of Henin ... http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/ Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bali golf course http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-23111 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:48:18 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-23111 Justine Henin is a good tennis player I've been following her play of, Thanks for posting this on blog......

]]> By: Michael Ross http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-22272 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:50:13 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-22272 Thank you for sharing this blog. Keep posting and keep sharing this.

Nathan Mclain Tennis

]]> By: Nicole Monk http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-22099 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:43:55 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-22099 Justine Henin is a good tennis player I've been following her play of, Thanks for posting this on blog.

Nathan Mclain Tennis

]]> By: jo shum http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-18121 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:36:31 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-18121 oh thank you so much for writing this short and sweet summary. apart from the elegance justine gave the world, i will terribly miss her emotions about tennis, how much she gave to tennis, and how much she loves playing. she is truly one of the kind. and she created such tensed emotions with the fans and audience around the world, showing her feistiness on court, her legendary fighting spirit, her dedication and her love.

i too, feel terribly emotional hearing upon the announcement. only if, she didn't fall during wimledon last year, we would be enjoying so much, so much of her beauty lighting up the tennis world of WTA. a purist of all.

]]> By: marc http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-18085 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:03:32 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-18085 I am Belgian myself and always had the greatest admiration for her tennis and fighting spirit. I will miss her terribly.
@ Once 11 I want to say the following about her trainer: he is a native Argentinian, married with a Belgian woman and living in Belgium where he leads 2 tennis academies which were founded by Justine and wear her name. His name is Carlos Rodriguez.

]]> By: Jos http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-18040 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:49:10 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-18040 OBVIOUSLY you do not know what you're talking about Boone, at the end of the day, and so forth...

]]> By: Gail Boone http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-18038 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:47:14 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-18038 Silly to me that you would OBVIOUSLY omit the Williams sisters from this post and also to OBVIOUSLY refer to them at the boon or boom or BIG BABES – which they are! Stop trying to overlook OBVIOUS greatness! In so doing you OBVIOUSLY, point us directly to them!
The awesome Williams sisters! Honorable mention!!!

]]> By: Richard Arthur Middleton http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-17980 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:09:30 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-17980 Annemarie,your last 2 paragraphs are spot on! Best player I,ve ever seen,Unequivically!

]]> By: Jo(RSA) http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-17973 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:11:31 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-17973 Henin was a great player and I will miss watching her play!

]]> By: ANNMARIE POOLE http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/tennis-will-miss-the-elegance-of-henin/#comment-17961 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:52:41 +0000 http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/?p=5374#comment-17961 @ Larry, perhaps you should read your own confession.,,,"including Serena saw her interrupt the serve"....then perhaps you can ask why then, did Serena serve to a player she believed wasn't ready. And can you then say without doubt that had the serve been an ace, Serena would have without any provocation, volunteered to replay the point. Respect is a two way thing. When you can't even treat fellow players with any respect, once a match is concluded, ( which Serena has been guilty of time and time again) then you can't expect them to show you any, on court.

You also elude to her image as being "cold and dour", and from your final remark i assume you don't think that of Kim. Maybe you should take a look at the photos of the loser alongside the winner from the 03 RG, 03 US and 04 Aust opens when Kim was the loser, and compare them to photos of where Justine was the GS loser, and tell me who is the cold and dour, one, and I would add sore loser. Maybe you should also read comments from people who have met both ladies in private, and say that Justine is the kind and friendly one, as I have done.

Alehandro, do you question how all players "beef themselves up" as you put it. I can think of many players who have far more muscle definition than Justine ever has. But perhaps you should just watch some of her training videos, to get some understanding and appreciation for how she has strengthened her physique.

With regard to the 04 Aust Open final. While we all know that Justine's desire to win Wimbledon would have been foremost in her mind last year, I also wonder if the prospect of backlash from people like yourself, is also a reason she continued to play when obviously in so much pain. Had she not done so, then maybe she now wouldn't be forced to retire not just from a match, but from the profession. By continuing to play as she did, she did further damage which sadly is now irreversible.

Justine has never tried to project her image or herself as been perfect. In fact quite the contrary. However, If anyone by now, still doesn't understand her, then I would suggest that is they fault, not hers.

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