ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
James Blake signs up for Brisbane International James Blake has confirmed his participation in next year’s Brisbane International, one of the key lead-up events to the Australian Open. Blake will join Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick in the men’s draw for the Jan. 3-10 tournament. The women’s tennis draw includes U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters and her fellow Belgian Justine Henin....
WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Backspin's "Decade's Best" countdown of the final five of the Top 25 players of the 2000's continues today with #3, a player whose career both represents ( and maybe surpasses ) the most far-reaching development on tour over the past ten years -- the Russian Revolution. Even while considering the unexpected rise of the two-headed Belgian force of Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, and the game-altering...
Keighley and Ilkley Liberal Democrat Website (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The above is the national motto of Belgium, and means "strength through unity". A few years ago, the then Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt said, “Belgium is the laboratory of European unification”. I have long had great respect for Belgium, and her contributon to the European Project. As a student of the history of the EU, I well know the hard work and vision of people like Paul-Henri...
France24 (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Russia's world number three Svetlana Kuznetsova on Thursday became the fifth top 10 player to commit to January's WTA/ATP Sydney International, organisers said. The French Open champion, 24, was runner-up in the event in 2008, bowing out in a tough three-set final against Justine Henin, then the world number one. "I have had some really great results there in the past and I am looking forward...
WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Forty-four weeks of tennis action and it's come to this... trying to determine the "top" performer(s) in a year in which the player who spent the most time at #1 was most renowned for her no-shows and collapses in slams, while the actual year-end #1 player, who won two slams and the Season-Ending Championships, was, at best, largely on cruise control for the bulk of her all-or-nothing season,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Italy take 3-0 lead with two rubbers remaining to claim title Italy secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat US Open quarter-finalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2. The experienced Italians took an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the young United States team in the best-of-five series on an outdoor clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club. Pennetta and Francesca...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Top-ranked Serena Williams was riding high after winning the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, where she set a single-season record by earning $6,545,586. The previous record was $5,429,586 set by Justine Henin in 2007.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Top-ranked Serena Williams is riding high after winning the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, where she set a single-season record by earning $6,545,586. The previous record was $5,429,586 set by Justine Henin in 2007.
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
USA: First Lady Launches Mentoring Program U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama launched a new mentoring program today that gives young girls access to female White House senior staff . The initiative will allow the mentoring teams to focus on developing, "educational, career development, life-skills," and other mentoring activities, said the White House. Th i rteen 10th and 11th grade girls from...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Serena Williams has set the record for single-season prize money in women's tennis by topping $6.5 million in 2009. Williams broke the WTA mark of slightly under $5.5 million, earned by Justine Henin in 2007. The American won the season-ending tour championships Sunday, beating older sister Venus in the final, and ends the year ranked No. 1. The younger Williams also won the Australian Open and Wimbledon...
France24 (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Serena Williams heads for 2010 as world number one, WTA Championships, Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, but there's a worrying storm gathering over women's tennis. The new year should spark a celebration of marquee match-ups where the Williams sisters renew their epic rivalry with the returning Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. Hopes are also high for a fully-fit Maria Sharapova to grace more...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The moment Justine Henin realized her tennis career wasn't finished came this past June, when she watched Roger Federer finally hoist the French Open trophy, the one Grand Slam title missing from his mantle.
MSNBC.com: Tennis (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The moment Justine Henin realized her tennis career wasn't finished came this past June, when she watched Roger Federer finally hoist the French Open trophy, the one Grand Slam title he was missing.
The Age (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Williams sisters welcome return of Belgian stars Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters from truncated retirements.
IOL (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
The mouthwatering double return of Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin in 2010, as well as a shorter playing season, could guarantee a new golden era in women's tennis.
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