Justine Henin: A disappointment to say the least.

Teyko · 04-01-2010, 05:49 PM

I am amazed by the hype that Justine Henin receives given her "recent comeback." I have not been impressed at all, and her game, specifically her serves are definitely found wanting.

Semi-Pro · 04-01-2010, 05:53 PM

Well she has already beaten many top 10 opponents and made the finals of the first slam of 2010.

I wouldn't exactly say those are disappointing results...

pc1 · 04-01-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Teyko

I am amazed by the hype that Justine Henin receives given her "recent comeback." I have not been impressed at all, and her game, specifically her serves are definitely found wanting.

She just started the comeback and yet almost beat Serena in the Australian final. That's not bad and I think she'll get better with some more tournament play.

thalivest · 04-01-2010, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by pc1

She just started the comeback and yet almost beat Serena in the Australian final. That's not bad and I think she'll get better with some more tournament play.

She performed terribly in the Australian Open final despite that she had chances to win. She was also lucky to be in the final as she had some close calls in earlier rounds. She hasnt won a tournament since her comeback, and lost to a pusher like Dulko. I would say she is doing very poorly. If she doesnt atleast win the French Open which should be a breeze for her amongst the current field at even 70% then she should probably abandon her comeback altogether and retire again.

Tennis_Monk · 04-01-2010, 07:01 PM

can anyone tell me why is she changing her serve?. She was serving well before she retired?

Ocean Drive · 04-01-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by thalivest

She performed terribly in the Australian Open final despite that she had chances to win. She was also lucky to be in the final as she had some close calls in earlier rounds. She hasnt won a tournament since her comeback, and lost to a pusher like Dulko. I would say she is doing very poorly. If she doesnt atleast win the French Open which should be a breeze for her amongst the current field at even 70% then she should probably abandon her comeback altogether and retire again.

hahahahahaha so many wrong things with this.

Reaching AO is not terrible for one and why would she quit when she could win more slams, maybe not as dominant as before but still win and make a crap load of money? You're so simple minded.

davey25 · 04-01-2010, 07:10 PM

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hahahahahaha so many wrong things with this.

Reaching AO is not terrible for one and why would she quit when she could win more slams, maybe not as dominant as before but still win and make a crap load of money? You're so simple minded.

If she doesnt win the FO this year she would probably never win another slam. Needless to say that is by far her best surface, and the current womens clay court field is garbage (the Williams at this point being weak there already is enough to make it so). So if she cant win there vs the current field she wouldnt ever win another slam, and it might be wise to move on in that case.

As for Australia she wasnt impressive in her play there except for her semifinal vs that Chinese pusher, and to some degree vs Dementieva. You dont need to be that impressive to make a slam final on the womens side these days, just look at Safina making 3 of them, and Bartoli even making 1 of them.

Teyko · 04-01-2010, 08:16 PM

Yeah, Kim...

OKUSA · 04-01-2010, 08:19 PM

Yeah coming back after a year and half break and making the finals of your first grand slam is a failure in my book as well. If she was good she would've bageled everyone and won the Aussie Open in just under 3 hours on court

KSJ1979 · 04-01-2010, 08:24 PM

Henin's game is more elaborate and complete than Kim's....So it makes sense that she will lose some matches that she wouldn't have pre-retirement. It will take longer to get back to her old form than it took Kim. I think the clay season will be good for her confidence. Look at Fed, who has the most complete game but it took him until his 23rd birthday to win his first slam...

Joe Pike · 04-01-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by thalivest

She performed terribly in the Australian Open final despite that she had chances to win. She was also lucky to be in the final as she had some close calls in earlier rounds. She hasnt won a tournament since her comeback, and lost to a pusher like Dulko. I would say she is doing very poorly. If she doesnt atleast win the French Open which should be a breeze for her amongst the current field at even 70% then she should probably abandon her comeback altogether and retire again.

April's fool!

makinao · 04-02-2010, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by davey25

You dont need to be that impressive to make a slam final....

You don't need to be impressive to win six consecutive matches against the top players in the world. Piece of cake. Any weekend hacker can do it. Riiiiiiiiiight!

dmt · 04-02-2010, 05:13 AM

i think she should be able to win the french, i'll be rooting for her there.

JennyS · 04-02-2010, 05:14 AM

No one is more disappointed by Justine's comeback than Elena Dementieva

dcdoorknob · 04-02-2010, 05:14 AM

This thread is a disappointment to say the least.

gshaffer23 · 04-02-2010, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dcdoorknob

This thread is a disappointment to say the least.

Agreed... where do people come up with these expectations?!??? I have never been much of a Henin fan, but to say her come back is a dissapointment so far, or to suggest she should forget tennis if she doesn't win the French is just silly.

THUNDERVOLLEY · 04-02-2010, 05:39 AM

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Agreed... where do people come up with these expectations?!???.

Ask the Henin fans around here, who kissed her *** upon her return, all but swearing she was going to (paraphrasing) "rule," sweep the slams or be "restored" to some fictional position as though she was the greatest player who ever lived (when she's not even that in her own generation).

DRII · 04-02-2010, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by KSJ1979

Henin's game is more elaborate and complete than Kim's....So it makes sense that she will lose some matches that she wouldn't have pre-retirement. It will take longer to get back to her old form than it took Kim. I think the clay season will be good for her confidence. Look at Fed, who has the most complete game but it took him until his 23rd birthday to win his first slam...

Great analysis!

I agree...

Gugafan · 04-02-2010, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by davey25

As for Australia she wasnt impressive in her play there except for her semifinal vs that Chinese pusher, and to some degree vs Dementieva. You dont need to be that impressive to make a slam final on the womens side these days, just look at Safina making 3 of them, and Bartoli even making 1 of them.

It was an impressive feat, considering she was well short in terms of match practice. Her level of play has not been what it was, but she showed great mental toughness to win some hard fought 3 setters (Dementieva and Wickmayer) in Australia. The final itself was not a blowout, but another competitive 3 setter against the current best player in womens tennis. I expect she will only get better as the season goes on.

DRII · 04-02-2010, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by THUNDERVOLLEY

Ask the Henin fans around here, who kissed her *** upon her return, all but swearing she was going to (paraphrasing) "rule," sweep the slams or be "restored" to some fictional position as though she was the greatest player who ever lived (when she's not even that in her own generation).

Either Henin fans but most likely Williams haters (Serena in particular).

The hypothetical and fictitious idea they had of the Belgians' return toppling and crippling the sisters.

04-01-2010, 05:49 PM	#1
Teyko Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 277	Justine Henin: A disappointment to say the least. I am amazed by the hype that Justine Henin receives given her "recent comeback." I have not been impressed at all, and her game, specifically her serves are definitely found wanting.

04-01-2010, 05:53 PM	#2
Semi-Pro Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: T Dot Posts: 3,155	Well she has already beaten many top 10 opponents and made the finals of the first slam of 2010. I wouldn't exactly say those are disappointing results... __________________ Grigor Dimitrov will crack the top 15 this year.

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Tennis_Monk Hall Of Fame Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,088	can anyone tell me why is she changing her serve?. She was serving well before she retired? __________________ I am unbeaten against Federer, Nadal , Sampras, Agassi.

04-01-2010, 08:19 PM	#9
OKUSA Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 1,699	Yeah coming back after a year and half break and making the finals of your first grand slam is a failure in my book as well. If she was good she would've bageled everyone and won the Aussie Open in just under 3 hours on court __________________ If you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where fashion sits?

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