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Serena Claims 5th Australian Open Crown

NxBigmouthery — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:36:04 CST

Serena Williams maintained her perfect record in finals at Melbourne Park today, beating comeback kid Justine Henin in three sets to claim the Australian Open singles title. Williams wrapped up the match 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in 2 hours and 7 minutes, and in doing so became the first woman to...

Serena Moves Into Final

Will McCahill — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:59:18 CST

Serena Williams advanced to her fifth Australian Open women’s final today, beating China’s Li, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1). The top seed dominated in the second-set tiebreak, the AP reports, winning with an ace after the 16th-seeded Li had twice saved match points. Williams will face either Justine Henin or Jie...

Henin Fights Into Semifinals

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:19:05 CST

Former world No. 1 Justine Henin reached the semifinals in her Grand Slam comeback, beating Nadia Petrova 7-6 (3), 7-5 Tuesday to take out the last seeded player in her half of the Australian Open draw. The 27-year-old Henin, unranked and playing on a wild-card entry at Melbourne Park after...

Will This Be Serena's Year at French Open?

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:22:34 CDT

Justine Henin's abrupt retirement clears the way for Serena Williams to reassert herself in women's tennis, writes Tom Perrotta in the New York Sun , and there's no better place to start than this week's French Open. Last year, Henin took Williams down in all three majors, but Serena now seems...

Early Retirement Raises Questions

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:50:43 CDT

When a 25-year-old tennis star quits at the top of her sport, at least one columnist thinks it's tough not to wonder if drugs were somehow involved. That's Rick Morrissey's reaction to Justine Henin's abrupt retirement this week. Henin has no link to drugs, but in the current sports world...

Henin Retires at No. 1

Jason Farago — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:08:43 CDT

Justine Henin, the top player on the women's tennis tour, abruptly announced her retirement today. "This is a definitive decision," said the 25-year-old Belgian, who won seven Grand Slam titles—including the past three French Opens—despite battling injuries in recent years. She's the first woman ever to retire while...

Sharapova Shocks No. 1 Henin to Reach Semis

Katherine Thompson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:31:50 CST

First-ranked Justine Henin saw her 32-match win streak extinguished as an exultant Maria Sharapova put the Belgian away 6-4, 6-0, AP reports. The No. 5 Sharapova will need another upset to get through the semifinals of the Australian Open, where she will face No. 3 Jelena Jankovic. "I really feel...

Serena Bounced in Australia

Mike Buss — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:27 CST

Third-ranked Jelena Jankovic ended the run of defending champion Serena Williams today in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, 6-3, 6-4, reports the AP. Williams, who had cruised through her first four matches without losing so much as a set, appeared sluggish chasing down shots and lost some speed on...

Nadal, Sharapova Advance

Matt Cantor — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:33:00 CST

Spain’s Rafael Nadal quickly advanced to the Australian Open’s fourth round today, when a calf injury forced French opponent Paul-Henri Matthieu to drop out; Nadal was ahead 6-4, 3-0. Justine Henin made short work of her opponent, Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei, 6-2, 6-2, as did Maria Sharapova, who beat Elena Dementieva...