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Thursday, August 28, 2008, 7:05 PM
happy birthday stupid jiaying!
JIAYING! even though you are retarded and you better! haha. and okay. here's a 300 WORD POST ABOUT JIAYING. 300 WORD POST ABOUT JIAYING. DONE. PPR IS SHIT ONCE AGAIN. urgh. sichen needs to study harder! ): and i'm sitting with Mavis next term! i keep sitting with PCPS PEEPS! D: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 10:19 AM
PANG HUIMIN TURNS FIFTEEN!
PANG HUIMIN! :D WHEE! you're fifteen now too. and now you can't even see the post i'm posting -.- yet. okay. anyway we have a school holiday today cause the school very happy so so am i! :D yay! i shall go and read chia's blog! Labels: happy birthday Monday, August 25, 2008, 7:28 PM
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CHINA GOT 100 MEDALS AND.. 51 ARE GOLD! :D what's kinda sad was: -Roger Federer didn't win the Singles medal (but he got doubles) -China didn't get 8 Gold for diving! ): -Wang Nan didn't get gold for singles! -Liu Xiang didn't run. -ahhh! and alot more. CAN YOU BELIEVE JUSTINE AND WANG NAN'S RETIRING IN THE SAME YEAR?! urgh. okay. fine they are and i'm so irritated and sad! ): BOOOO! okay. and lot's of good things happened too! such as China overtaking USA! :D our Gymnastic medals our table tennis win (: Friday, August 22, 2008, 10:03 PM
but i love Wang Nan! :D i want her to win so desperately! haha. but it was a great match nonetheless and China won all; GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE! :D Thursday, August 21, 2008, 7:38 PM
I LOST MY NEW GUESS WALLET! ): but i found it again! :D Sunday, August 17, 2008, 5:19 PM
happy birthday Seeyi! :D
:D haha. enjoy yourself, love the present and stop giving me "THE LOOK"! and yes i saw Pui San at Thomson Plaza on Saturday. it's a small world after all! :D Saturday, August 16, 2008, 5:44 PM
my first flag day ever!
haiz. never felt so ignored and transparent and desperate! ): and some people were really nice while others were D: haiz. and you can give notes for flagday okay? :D so next time if you see me at TANGS doing flagday please give me NOTES! and lots and lots and lots of coins. some people gave Carmen $$30! o.o and others gave me 25cents! haiz. but nonetheless my can was 3/4 filled and other people were really really really nice! :D but not all ang-mohs are nice. like only 1 gave me a $2 note! others simply ignored me.. and one was really nice and weird.. :/ okay. and now i'm really sore and tired! haiz ): I WANT CHINA! I WANT TO GO BACK TO CHINA! I DON'T KNOW WHY I MISS CHINA SO MUCH! O.O Labels: FLAG DAY Sunday, August 10, 2008, 11:19 PM
JUSTINE
From The Bottom Of My Heart 16/05/2008: This past Wednesday May 14 at 16:00 hrs Justine held a press conference at her tennis club (Club Justine N1). In a packed room Justine took the microphone and bared her heart - serene, happy with conviction. It's a great day in my life, I believe that you can call it that. I'm here today to announce to you that I am putting a definitive end to my tennis career. I know that it is a shock for many people and a surprise, but for me it's decision I've thought about for sometime now. It is not a decision which I made because of a simple defeat in Berlin. I've thought about it in my head for sometime, for a few months already, since the latter month of 2007. It's an end to a beautiful adventure.Perhaps, people will think that I am still young, but there are no rules. I invested enormously in my sport, since the age of five. I always lived for tennis, and it's without regret because I lived emotions which I will never forget. Images engraved in my heart and my memory, and I am sure it's in the heart and the memory of many of you too. Today a page has turned. I don't feel sadness, but rather a release, a relief, a glance towards the future. I always seek to build and change, and not only by tennis. I believe that tennis gave me many beautiful things, but I want to do it by returning to the essentials. I based my life on the relationships, the love and all that I could give to tennis. But I couldn't manage to express it anymore these past months. I thought about it a lot. I made this decision by myself in my little corner, with the support of my family, off course. But I wanted to make the decision for me. I am very, very proud. You need courage to arrive at this conclusion.I felt that six months or even one year later I would have a harsh bitter taste if I continued, and that things won't get better than what happened these last few months. But today, I can speak about my sport, all that I lived with a smile, very beautiful things happened and they are in my heart. I have a desire to create new things. The future for me is to live with my decision, and to realize my new goals. To assume it and breathe again. There are no bad things ahead for me. I feel that I have the qualities and capacities, to communicate and raise many new projects. I'm sure I will see things much more clearly when the time comes. The first is my Foundation. It's really very important for me to be able to continue to help these children, to live precious moments with them. To continue to give them a chance to dream. We're here at my home. Right in my tennis academy. This is something which I will continue to support, off course with Carlos. He'll be stronger and valuable here. I have confidence in other future projects. There are peak performance workshops and seminars with Carlos and Nexum/Nexp in the area of human resources. Of course, there are gratitudes to give. The first of which is to Carlos - I say thank. You are once more at my side. It's 12 years together that we lived , and you held me up. 12 years to believe in me. You never abandoned me. He was always very discrete and standing in the shadows when I won because he didn't want to intrude on my family and friends. But at other times, the difficult moments he made his presence known. He always respected me, and I must say since last week Thursday he still impresses me. The calm and patience he gave me. The incredible amount of support. I know he will always be strong and at my side. I am really very proud of this because tennis is a solo sport. It is undoubtedly my most exquisite thing of pride - the human adventure that I lived with him. And I believe that if Carlos had said to me one day, "Ju for family reasons or some other reason. Please don't feel obligated. You can let me go". It was obvious to me that we would still continue as a team even if my tennis career stopped. We're powerful together, and this is why it worked so well.Our relationship was much bigger than coach and a player. We passed all the tests, but from now on it will be different, it will be more beautiful. I'm grateful to his family - his wife and children who will get more of their father. And the thought of this makes me smile today. It's also a relief to know there won't be these difficult moments, these separations. They really have a big place in my heart. I would like to, off course, thank my family - my parents, Dad, Mom, because I'm here today only because of you. Everything is fine thanks to you. My brothers and sister too. I have to admit that my role as older sister makes me very happy. There are great things which await us. My friends here today. It was great spending time with you and I'm sure there's more ahead for us, bigger things, more honest and stronger. My Godmother is here. Gene, thank you for your role in my life it was very important. My staff obviously. You can only build something large with a faithful team. And they were always available and believed in me. Thank you for being there. It wasn't an individual sport, but a team sport.Thank You to all my sponsors, the current ones and those from the very beginning because without people who believe - you cannot get there. Thank You to the AFT, the WTA, the COIB and all the people who counted on me. Thank You to all my fans. I'm happy to have had the opportunity to give them excitement. I hope I brought a little sunshine in their lives. We spent such great moments together. I hope that everyone can understand and that everyone will support me in the beginning of this new life... Thank you very much -her website<3 A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE MATCHES Match Report Masters 2006, Madrid: Justine defeated Maria Sharapova in the SF the day before and enters this match as world #1. She takes on deposed #1 Amelie Mauresmo, defending champion, and victor of their round robin match only a mere two days ago. Revenge or closure? There's everything to gain in this match, and the third meeting in a major final for this incredible Francophonic rivalry. First set Mauresmo begins on serve. The Frenchwoman´s game has lifted in each round, but the Belgian forces her to save breakpoints 0-1. Justine equalizes without any problems 1-1. The third game is long, and physical. It´s easy to forget that the Madrid Masters is played on greenset, indoors, the rallies in the third game are clay court length. The two players are a bit nervous, but playing very cleanly, errors are forced rather than self inflicted. After five deuce games, and two breakpoints saved Amelie wins the game. It´s a strong start for Justine nonetheless, as she pressures Mauresmo´s service game; something which she failed to do in their previous meetings. Justine is fired up, and hyping herself up with mini fist pumps after every point. H-H with another strong service game with no breakpoints earned by Amelie 2-2. Charging net attacks by Justine, and forehand passing shots 3-2. This time Justine is keeping the rallies short, and away from the Mauresmo baseline comfort zone. The Frenchwoman´s forehand is worked by the Belgian at every opportunity. Amelie finally plays a solid service game 3-3. Justine having no problems with her serves today 4-3. Amelie down 0-30, but claws for a game point 4-4. Justine looks determined to get things right by taking this first set. Nifty forays forward, and keeping the balls away from the Mauresmo long ball style of rallies, Justine gets two breakpoints. The Frenchwoman saves one, and is clearly struggling to hold serve. Justine takes her third breakpoint on the Mauresmo service game 5-4. It´s the most crucial game for Justine as she serves for the set. No problems for Justine 6-4, she wins the first set in 50 minutes. Second set It´s Justine´s day, and she´s on fire 1-0. The foot speed is outstanding today for Justine, and she´s difficult to track. Mauresmo holds serve as the match goes into a bigger gear, and greater shot making 1-1. A highly charged Justine net rushed only to be passed by a masterful over head lob by Amelie 1-2. The crowd is buzzing, and the tone is electric with shouts for both players from the crowd, a bit more for Mauresmo as the defending champion. Justine is in the zone, and shadow boxing on the baseline during pauses. The Belgian is down to 0-30, but out comes the ace and it´s 2-2. The H-H shouts of "Allez!" are louder than usual today as she breaks Mauresmo 3-2. The Frenchwoman improves her shot making, and breaks Justine´s serve with fine all court play. The Mauresmo trademark high topspin baseline rallies grinding away 3-3. Justine´s had enough of Amelie´s high shoulder return ball tactics, she runs like a cat leaping forward into the serve and volley, and wins the game 4-3. Superb service hold cutting off all attempts from Mauresmo doing the long ball baseline style 5-3. Amelie on serve to defend her title, and looking a tad edgy. Under immense pressure from Justine, the defending champion falls quickly. Weak replies from Mauresmo. Justine has three match points, and Mauresmo fades with a double fault on the second match point. Justine wins the final set 6-3. Final score 6-4 6-3 Match Report Masters 2007, Madrid : It´s the big 2007 season finale. Justine is trying to break her own seasonal win/loss record. She wants to make it 25 victories in a row. Maria Sharapova on the other hand has found 2007 difficult to generate much momentum carrying a shoulder injury. Surprisingly, Maria only received entry into the WTA Championships due to the withdrawal of Venus Williams. The last time these two elite champions have played each other was a year ago in Madrid at the SF stage to claim the 2006 year-end #1 moniker. Can Justine hold back Maria Sharapova? First set Justine won the coin toss and chose to receive. Maria starts slowly and caution on serve. The service motion is smoother than it was in the first quarter of 2007. Clean strokes from Sharapova as Justine studies her rival´s mobility by coming into the net 30-40. Maria holds 0-1. Justine´s impressive in her serves, and untouchable 1-1. Maria having problems with her ball toss. The Russian is weary of Justine´s attempt to make the first big break of serve. Maria asks for hawkeye, but the serve is called out. Sharapova unable to hold serve 2-1. Justine lets Maria back into the game with a double fault 2-2. Every shot is played with precision and cool by the players. Games go on service holds 3-3. Justine with a loose serve and under pressure for the first time in the set, but holds 4-4. The tension is mounting. Games go on serve once more. Justine hangs on. Maria on serve, and fighting harder. The Russian is playing from rage to passion; the best from her all year 5-6. Justine serves to stay in the match. She saves seven set points with 10 deuces, but Maria takes the game 5-7. Justine in a display of uncharacteristic anger throws her racket onto the floor. Second set Maria continues her flawless form. The balance of the match is not on Justine´s side. Sharapova is in command 0-1. Poor form is temporary, and class is forever as Justine regains her mettle 1-1. The Russian is beginning to hit out with unforced errors. High first serve percentages for Maria 1-2. Justine answers with an ace 2-2. The match has risen to grander heights now as Justine steps inside the court to receive. The great Belgian dares Sharapova to out gun her with bigger serves or passing shots. Solid serves from both players 4-4. It´s an indoor court, yet the rallies are long. The match is now clocked in at two hours. Justine finally makes her big break in the 11th game on the Sharapova serve. It´s takes set two set points to win 7-5. The stats are virtually identical with a mere 2-3 points difference. Third set Maria on serve. The lost of the first set has taken it´s toll, Sharapova looks tired for the first time in the match 0-1. Justine is starting to burn rubber 1-1, and breaks Maria´s serve 2-1. The tone of the match has changed. It´s Justine holding her head high as Maria looks to be wilting. A medical timeout is called by Sharapova 3-1. The Russian finds inspiration and holds serve 3-2. Justine is overly ambitious and to strike back with giant serves. The Belgian loses serve 3-3. Maria´s having serve problems of her own 4-3. Justine eyes wide open and finds the big break she wanted. Justine with a confident service game 5-3. Maria serves to stay in the match. Incredible scenes as Maria and Justine fight for championship point. Sharapova comes out with an amazing ace on championship point #3. It´s not over yet; far from it! A feeble drop volley from Sharapova in reply to regal Henin groundstrokes. Justine takes championship point #5 with absolute delight. A fling of her racquet up skywards. Final set score 6-3. Final score: 5-7 7-5 6-3 in 3hr 24min Match Report US Open 2007, New York : Justine faces Venus Williams in the SF. Their career head to heads pre-date Justine´ first major title at RG 2003. It´s been four long years - can JH finally get a win over Venus on a surface other than clay? First set Venus Williams elected to serve, but she takes an unusual timed break right after warm-up. Justine waited patiently then pounced on a dodgy opening game by Williams 1-0. Justine on serve and serves are perfect 2-0. The crowd is alive and already into the thick of the match as Williams on serve 2-1. Justine fights off aggressive ground strokes from Venus 15-30, but she hits back deeper 3-1. There´s a slight breeze on Arthur Ashe stadium this afternoon. Venus moves in and charges with heavy duty rapid gun fire ground strokes 40- 30. Williams is hitting immaculate angles 3-2. Justine working her way into this set, and keeping Venus away from her extreme cross court angles backhand 4-2. Justine trying to play hyper aggressive first strike tennis, but she makes a few errors 4-3. Henin smooth on serve. Venus hitting those legendary monster first serves 5-4. Justine serves for the match, but she gets a little anxious 0-30. First unforced errors from Justine and it goes from 40-15 to 40-30. Venus is not going away. Justine slices her returns, but Venus hits super passing shot for a winner 5-5. The American Williams fans applaud with approval. Venus saved three set points. Williams serves and it´s a easy hold 5-6. Justine serves to stay in the set 30-30 and double fault. But she cleans up her serves for the tie break 6-6. Tie break Justine gains the first break on a bad Williams return on serve 1-0. Venus takes the next game on Henin error 1-1. Fantastic down the line winner from Justine 2-1. More forehands from Justine and Venus. The quality of play is outstanding. It´s a backhand winner 3-2. Justine gets an ace on serve 4-2. It´s a net volley duel 5-2. Venus under pressure for the first time in the match. Venus misses 6-2. Justine takes the tiebreaker 7-2. Second set Justine on serve and not let down from the tiebreaker 1-0. Venus having difficulties now with her first serves 2-0. Justine on fire 40-15 and it´ 30-0. A tough service game from Venus, but she manages to fight off Justine from 40-40. Score now 3-1. It´s Justine turn to have a serving lapse. Henin double faults and Venus converts her break point chance 3-2. The Williams fans cheer their heroine on and Venus has her second win. A very long game, but Venus fights of Justine and the humid temperatures 3-3. Justine´s turbo charged ground strokes are no match for Venus as she is forced to hit returns later than she would prefer in the rallies 4-3. Venus calls for the trainer. The heat is getting to her. The match continues and so does the Justine juggernaut as she battles from 0-40 to break point on Williams 5-3. Justine to serve for the match, but from 30-30 she double fault 5-4. It´s a lifeline for Venus. Now it´s Williams that serves to stay in the match. Justine more determined than ever to get that match point. Cool ground strokes from Justine and takes her match point on a Williams error. Final score 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 Stunning Match Report Olympic Games 2004, Athens: FANTASTIC! Justine played an incredible match! She beat Amélie Mauresmo in one hour and 18 minutes and won the Olympic gold… First set Athens, 20.53, Justine and Amélie finally started playing! The first points were disputed and we got to see great tennis from the beginning. It wasn’t an observation round, Justine and Amélie had met before, on the court as well as off court. Amélie won the first game, 1-0. Justine evened the score thanks to a series of good first serves, 1-1. The stress was present today, but the Frenchwoman seemed to suffer more from that. Amélie hit two double faults in the next game, Justine hit a backhand winner along the line and won the game: 2-1. Beautiful points in the next game, a sporting applaud from Justine and then confirmed her break, 3-1. We got to see high level tennis in the rest of the set between the number one and number two of the world. Justine served very good and didn’t let Amélie get back into the match. At 5-3 for Justine, she finished the job with two beautiful returns. In 32 minutes and with a 6-3 score, Justine won the first set, gold was within reach. Second set Justine didn’t lose focus at the beginning of this set. She played offensively, came to the net and won the first game. She played accurate, returned good and realised her first break, 2-0. Amélie was very tensed because of the importance of this event, her opponent on the contrary played a good final and took pleasure in it. Justine was controlling the match, very serene. That reflected in her game and behaviour. In a very calm way, she collected points and waited the right moment to finish off her French opponent. She took a 3-0 lead. But Amélie didn’t let go, she was only one break away. However, despite the 60% first serves, Amélie didn’t find an anwser to Justine’s tennis. She hardly won her own serve game, 3-1, but kept believing in her chances. But Justine was determined, a backhand along the line brought her a 4-1 score. Amélie also kept her own serve. At 5-3 for Justine, she was 15-30 behind. Then she hit an excellent first serve and confirmed with a strong forehand, 30-30. Justine smiled, she was relaxed. 40-30, matchpoint. Again, it was a very nice point, a backhand along the line, followed by a smash, enough to write another page in history: Game Set and Match, misses Henin-Hardenne, 6-3 6-3, game, set and a golden medal for Justine! Justine played very good and her serve was excellent. And Amélie never got the chance to break. No lack of conficence with Justine, the amount of backhands along the line and marching on the net gave evidence of that. She controlled the match, kept scoring and remained patient. Justine was simply the best in this final… 14/05/2008: For ten years Justine was tennis. Passion, bravery, and with soul she always gave it all on court. It started with her first big honour - Junior Roland Garros winner 1997. She began on the WTA tour in 1999, and the breakout year was 2001 with her first taste of elite tennis in Berlin. It will be in this very city, and tournament that Justine departs from competition. Revist the remarkable moments of one tennis' most astounding champions to ever grace the court. May 1999 - A 16 yr old Justine & A First WTA title Justine is ranked #178, and wins her first pro trophy defeating France's Sarah Pitkowski 6-2 6-1 at a WTA tournament in Antwerp. The following week she enters her first Roland Garrros main draw and first grand slam by means of the qualifications rounds. Justine plays American champion Lindsay Davenport in their first career meeting. After two hours of tennis Davenport tamed young Henin. The young Belgian held a match point in the 3rd set, but the American Champ escapes 3-6 6-2 5-7. Justine reaches a career high of #69 the week after Roland Garros. 2000 - Justine meets the Number 1 Player She makes the main draw by qualification at Hobart, Australia and gets to the quarterfinals. Justine is defeated in her first career meeting with American Chanda Rubin at the quarterfinals. Things are moving upward very quickly for Justine as she enters the Australian Open, and meets the #1 player Martina Hingis in round 2. Justine loses to Hingis 6-3 6-3. A lull of tournament action for young Justine as she hold injuries only to return on grass season. Jousting Justine builds her reputation as she takes on Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in round 1 at Wimbledon and takes her to three sets 1-6 6-1 1-6. It's at the US Open later that year in which Justine is truly introduced to the international tennis fans on a center court match against Anna Kournikova. Rookie Justine defeats the then glam queen of tennis 6-4 7-6, and is defeated by Lindsay Davenport in two sets at the quarterfinals. 2001 - The explosion heard at Wimbledon Justine starts the year again in Australia and wins two tournaments. She gets to the 4th round in Melbourne. Justine is now at her new career WTA ranking of #20. Justine meets Venus Williams in Berlin in the 3rd round and wins 6-1 6-4. The Belgian hits the wall in the third set with American champion Jennifer Capriati and retires the match at 2-6 6-4 1-2. A new benchmark for Justine as she reaches the semi-finals at Roland Garros only to lose by countrywoman Kim Clijsters in three sets 6-2 5-7 3-6. The momentum is unstoppable as Justine gets to the Wimbledon finals, but drops to Venus Williams in three sets 1-6 6-3 0-6. Justine joins Clijsters later in the year and gives Belgium a Fed Cup trophy. 2002 - Justine new Tennis world #5 No longer an outsider she reaches the quarterfinals in the Australian Open only to be halted again by countrywoman Kim Clijsters 2-6 3-6. Justine's first big tournament victory will be against the best player of the year Serena Williams in Berlin. Henin loses to Serena Williams a week later in the finals at Rome. The pressure builds, and Justine leaves Roland Garros in round 1 to Aniko Kapros 6-4 1-6 0-6. Justine ends the year on a career high of World #5. 2003 - Number 1 with A bullet Justine takes her tennis into bigger hunting grounds and guns for the American champions. It starts at the Australian Open in Melbourne with a 3 hour marathon in the 4th round with Lindsay Davenport. Drama, heat and cramps, but Justine wins 7-5 5-7 9-7. More titles will follow in Charleston and Berlin. But it's the semi-final with Serena Williams at Roland Garros that will rock the tennis world. Justine finally defeats Kim Clijsters world #1 on the biggest stage and match between them in their young careers. Justine win Roland Garros. Back to the USA and again Justine challenges and takes down an American champion. This time it's Jennifer Capriati. Henin meets Clijisters in another finale, and it's Justine that is victories. Justine is officially crowned World #1 in Zurich. 2004 - Gold Medal Justine wears her #1 badge with honour to win her first Australian Open, but the stress and intense drive to reach goals takes a toll on her body. Justine after victories in Dubai and Indian Wells will go off tour victim to Cytomegalovirus. Roland Garros will only be a cameo with a loss in the second round. Justine returns with no matches played since May to win the Gold medal at the Olympics in Athens in August. She will play an epic semi-final against Anastasia Myskina and win the final over Amelie Mauresmo in the gold medal match. Another short cameo and early round loss at a major, this time in Flushing Meadows. Justine ends her 2004 season immediately after New York. 2005 - The Queen of Clay Justine goes to Sydney, but is with injury, and returns back to Europe. Her return tournament is Miami where she is halted in three sets by Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals.. The Belgian heads to green clay in Charleston and is victorious. The clay streak carries over to Europe at Warsaw and Berlin. At Roland Garros a mighty quarterfinal match with Svetlana Kuznetsova lifts Justine toward her second title in Paris on clay. The Kuznetsova match goes to three sets, and the Belgian fights of match points in the last set. Justine roars to life and finds her form to peak at the finals against Mary Pierce. The 2005 finale becomes the second shortest matches on record at Roland Garros clocking in at only 62 minutes at 6-1 6-1. The scoreline is a homage to Justine's idol Steffi Graff. The celebrations end with a hamstring injury at Wimbledon and only one other tournament will played; a cameo at Filderstadt. 2006 - The Finalist After a problematic 2005 of injuries, the year begins well for Justine. She wins Sydney, but again hardship for the Belgian. Justine suffers illness due to a reaction in medication taken in an attempt to cure her shoulder problems. Justine retires in the second set at Melbourne. Heart sunk low Justine finds new life in Dubai and defeats Maria Sharapova. Justine hits a semi-final funk in Indian Wells, Charleston and even Berlin. But Roland Garros stays true to her, and Justine wins in Paris for her 3rd clay major. A victory in Eastbourne England on grass follows a finale in Wimbledon. Once more Justine finds Mauresmo difficult to break in the third set. A summer in Toronto and another final with Kim Clijsters. It's New York and a thriller with Jelena Jankovic at the semi-finals. Hopes again for Henin fans. Maria Sharapova takes the US OPEN title, but Justine continues. It's Fed Cup in Belgium, but one match too many. Justine plays with an injury and is unable to continue in the deciding doubles match against Italy. Justine returns for the WTA Championships in November with no warm-up tournaments and risks it all to regain the #1 ranking against rivals Maria Sharapova and Amelie Mauresmo. Justine wins and becomes #1 once again. 2007 - A Break and Different Symmetry Justine is missed in Australia as she reveals that off court personal problems with marriage has halted her tour activities for the moment. She returns at Gaz de France Paris indoors, and makes it to the semi-finals. Justine takes to the desert of the Persian Gulf and wins Dubai and Doha. She heads Stateside to present one of the best finals Miami has ever seen on center court with Serena Wililiams. More tropies in Warsaw and a semi-final in Berlin. Justine is crowned the clay queen of the decade with her 4th Roland Garros. Wimbledon brought new highs, but Henin is stopped by a very surprising Marion Bartoli. The Justine tour continues to Toronto, and it's another title success. American tales with the Williams sisters take on an almost folklore tone as Justine wins her second US OPEN trophy by defeating the sibling champs in succession. No set is dropped at the US Open by Justine. The fall tour brings Justine back to Europe with wins in Filderstadt and Zurich. The year ends in one of the longest WTA finals in history and of Justine's career, and Maria Sharapova's. The final clocks in at an unbelieveble 3 hours and 40 minutes. The perfect finish for Justine - she is crowned again world #1. 2008- A New Novel Justine wins Sydney, but taken down by rival Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals at Melbourne in the Australian Open. Justine wins her homecoming tournament in Antwerp. But gets one last meeting with Serena Williams in the American's local tournament; the Sony Ericsson Open. Justine and Serena Williams are defeated in Berlin on red clay by Marat Safins' younger Sister Dinara Safina - who goes on to win the title. The final chapter of the Justine Henin tennis tour saga ends. -Justine's website<3 Written by Sichen.. On June 1st 1982, Liege, Belgium the day of the quarter finals of Roland Garros (French Open), Justine Henin, one of the world’s best tennis player or the era was to be was born. She got the love for sport through her sportive environment. At the age of 2, a hazard made her move to Rochefort at only a few meters from the local tennis club where she played tennis for the first time. At the age of six, Henin joined Tennis Club Ciney. Her coaches discovered her talent immediately. Henin outclassed the other children in training sessions, and she was very ambitious. Her mother routinely took the young Henin across the border to France to watch the French Open. Henin saw the 1992 final involving her idol Steffi Graf and Monica Seles. Although Graf lost, the experience impressed Henin, who apparently told her mother, “One day I will play here and I will win.” When she won the junior's of Roland Garros, she had to face reality and stop studying to become a professional player in 1999, a start in her career. Justine Henin gave Belgium her first Grand Slam title on June 7 2003. After she won over Serena Williams in the semi final and took care off Kim Clijsters in the final. It’s been said that the year 2003 would be Justine’s year. Winner of two Grand Slams and five other tournaments, it is logic that the champion would be on the number one spot of the world by the end of the year. From January 2004 on, we can say that she still craved for victory. She won the two most important tournaments in Australia: Sydney and Melbourne. Everything went well until the beginning of the spring: a nasty virus that will jeopardise the future of the champion’s season, just a few days before the beginning of the clay season. Not fully aware of the evil effects of her disease, Justine tries to defend her title at Roland Garros. After Paris, she took the decision to leave the circuit for a while and to take care for herself. But you can never be sure whether this virus is completely gone or not. That’s why Justine took the courageous decision to go to the Olympics in Athens, without really knowing how sick she was. After a false start, she almost achieved perfection during the semi-final against Anastasia Myskina and won the only Belgian golden medal in Athens. This is, she said with great emotion, the most beautiful victory in her career. Convinced that she finally got rid of the virus once and for all, she flies over to New York for the next tournament. Unfortunately, her body disagrees and she pays the price: Nadia Petrova defeated her in the fourth round. This was her last match in 2004. She then withdrew from the 10 remaining tournaments of the year in an effort to recover her health and improve her fitness. After her recuperation, she made it back in 2005 and clinched several awards, however still not making it as No.1 again. The final breakthrough was in 2007 when Justine won the Rogers Cup Tier I event in August in Toronto. She has won six Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Open singles titles (four of the last five and the last three, consecutively). She also has won a WTA Tour Championships singles title. Some tennis experts cite her mental toughness and her one-handed backhand (which John McEnroe has called one of the best backhands of any male or female player) as reasons for her success. However, her own hard work and talents in the sport also played a great part. Justine Henin married Pierre-Yves November 16, 2002, in the Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne. However, Henin withdrew from the upcoming tournaments in Australia, including the Australian Open on January 4, 2007 due to personal problems. Various news agencies reported that she intended to divorce. She has since confirmed on her official website that she has separated from her husband and she also resumed her maiden name, Justine Henin, instead of Justine Henin-Hardenne. Her divorce and a serious car accident of her eldest brother helped to clear the path for Justine to make contact again with her close family (which she communicated very openly in the local press). During the 2007 French Open, her brothers and sister attended her matches for the first time in her professional career. Henin is a versatile, all-court player and can hit all the fundamental shots with proficiency. She plays with a rare combination of both finesse and power which allows for her success on all surfaces. Her one-handed backhand, a rarity in women's tennis, is one of the most powerful in the game as she has the ability to hit with various spins and can produce winners from virtually any angle on court. Her backhand is also known for its great disguise, as she can produce excellent drop shots much to her opponents' surprise. Her slice backhand is one of the best in the world. Despite her relatively small size, Henin as a deceptively strong serve which is capable of reaching 115 mph. She accomplishes this in part by copying the "Roddick Serve" or abbreviated service motion made famous by the world's fastest server Andy Roddick. Her footwork, balance, and court coverage are exceptional - most notably on clay - and she is adept at changing from a defensive style to an aggressive one. In the past few years, Henin has worked on her volleying skills, sometimes even employing serve and volley tactics, adding that to her already vast arsenal of shots. Justine henin, truly a combination of talent, skills and wit. -a tribute to Justine, a true champion. 14/05/2008: 20 years of passion, ten years on tour, ten years of victories, ten years of emotions and even a few defeats. Thousands upon thousands of supporters, hundreds upon hundreds of chills, and countless tears of joy... Justine world #1, the great champion, is retiring today as Champion - forever at the top of her art. Your fire, your power, this total commitement to your desire, your breathtaking tennis, and all in the name of your supporters.Thank you Justine, and may the spirited wind of Champion carry you in all of your new adventures i keep posting random stuff now.. haiz. and this is something i'm feeling really sad about now. plus China basketball's lost to America 101-70! ): GO CHINA! and this post is really super duper long! D: Labels: justine justine and justine , 12:32 AM
I LOVE YOU
我爱你 -Chinese je t'aime -French ich liebe dich -German eu te amo -Portuguese ik houd van u -Dutch я тебя люблю -Russian ti amo -Italian jag älskar dig -Swedish 私は愛する -Japanese 사랑해요 -Korean أنا أحبّ أنت -Arabic i love you in all languages i can find. hope it can be seen! :/ Labels: i love you Saturday, August 9, 2008, 9:55 AM
NATIONAL DAY
smetta di darle così tanto la pressione. non incolpi di altri quando le cose così fanno torto a bene? non è come se realmente abbiate integrità e non avete usato le risposte che sia generosa a volere dargli le risposte? urgh, irritated by people! today was -.- woke up at 5 plus to play just national anthem and fanfare @ the CC saw our NPCC though. haha. but it was a waste of time ): Labels: national day, Olympics start Friday, August 8, 2008, 9:14 PM
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haha. today was fun! :D went out with Alethea to Citylink and spent like over $40! D: but i finally ate at New York New York! :DDDDD wheeeeee and the Connecting Singapore was -.- we just had our own count down and said the pledge... which was seriously WOW. I SAW SUPER NICE SHIRTS AND STUFF at Marina Square! :DDDD and i realise: I NEED MY MOM! Alethea was super funny can? like always... and she did some...interesting stuff :D lol. and i bought donuts! :DDDD CHEM RETEST! ): haiz... have to study again. but then, maybe we can take it as preparation for our end of years? look on the bright side of life! OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY IS TODAY! :DDDD haha. and i realised Justine can be the flag bearer if she didn't retire! ))): i hope CHINA can get alot of medals. hee. and i hope my mom is enjoying herself in China (: cause i really miss her now... and i just saw her yesterday! D: Labels: 080808, go out with alethea, Olympics ceremony Monday, August 4, 2008, 8:44 PM
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