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tennisJill Craybas vs Justine Henin Sony Ericssion Open 2010 match on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.

Venue: Crandon Park

Time: 11:00 A.M

Players Report:

Former No.1 player Justine Henin is ready show her dominance against Jill Craybas in the Sony Ericssion Open 2010 match on Wednesday.

Henin has won 41 WTA singles titles and seven Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Open titles, one Australian Open title, and two US Open titles. She has also won the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships twice and the singles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tennis experts cite her mental toughness, the completeness and variety of her game, her footspeed and footwork, and her one-handed backhand (which John McEnroe has described as the best single-handed backhand in the women’s or men’s game) as the principal reasons for her success. Billie Jean King has said that “pound for pound, Henin is the best tennis player of her generation.”

Henin announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis on 14 May 2008, and requested the Women’s Tennis Association to remove her name from the rankings immediately. Her announcement was a surprise because Henin was still ranked World No. 1 and was considered the favorite for the 2008 French Open, where she would have been the 3-time defending champion.

A wildcard was granted for Henin to compete at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, a Premier Mandatory tournament. In the first round, Henin defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2, 6-2 in a little over an hour. Henin then lost to Gisela Dulko, 2-6, 6-1, 4-6, in a 2 hour match. The result gave her a new rank of world no. 33 as of 22nd March 2010. She is to face Jill Craybas of USA in the first round of Sony Ericsson Open.

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