Justine Henin

Justine Henin Framed 2007 US Open Photo, Net and Towel Piece
$273.90
This great piece showcases the 2007 US Open Champion Justine Henin. It features an 8x10 photo of Justine Henin winning the 2007 US Open. t also features an actual piece of match used towel from the 2007 US Open and an actual piece of net from the 2007 US Open Women's Championship finals. We have used the highest quality framing to enhance the beautiful piece. Comes with an Ace Authentic Hologram and Certificate of Authenticity to protect your investment. The frame is solid wood with a mahogany finish. Limited Edition of only 500. 15 1/2" x 24"

Tie-Break!: Justine Henin-Hardenne, Tragedy & Triumph
$30.00
A gritty girl with a gruesome family history, Justine Henin-Hardenne is no ordinary tennis star. Her Wimbledon Final appearance in 2001, aged 19, was a sign of things to come. In 2003, she won the French and US Open titles to finish the year as World Number One. True to form, she began 2004 by making it a hat trick of Grand Slam triumphs with victory at the Australian Open. Yet behind her amazing triumph, tragedy and discord had torn her family apart. Untimely deaths had struck five generations in less than 30 years. Justine's mother, sister, nephew, grandfather, and great-grandmother lost their lives in exceptionally sad circumstances. Her family almost appeared to be cursed. Yet she chose to treat many surviving relations as though they too had ceased to exist. When Justine married Pierre-Yves Hardenne in 2002, her father and brothers were among those left off the invitation list. How did it come to this? And how did Justine overcome such misery to become queen of world tennis?

Justine Henin: From Tragedy to Triumph
$24.95
NOT the book about Justine Henin its subject deserves; rather her story as told through her estranged family's eyes - and subject to all the distortions and misrepresentations that entails.

The author has been a confidant of the Henin family ever since Justine reached the Wimbledon Final in 2001 and he was sent by his paper to interview her estranged father in Belgium. He maintained contact with the family throughout the extrangement and so this book devotes as much time to them as to Justine herself. Unsurprisingly the book is much stronger on her early years before the breakdown in relations but is very weak while detailing the meat of her career. Almost all of the material from 2001-6 could've been gleaned from newpaper articles and there is little insight into any aspect of her life during these years. The author had no contact with Henin herself during this time.

Unsurprisingly, the account of these years is tinged with bitterness. Henin is portrayed as ruthless and her fans will bristle at the finger-pointing accounts Ryan gives of a couple of on-court incidents where she is (unfairly in my opinion) vilified as a virtual cheat. Equally, she is viewed as the main culprit (along with her coach and her boyfriend) in the breakdown with her family.

The account of her career is spotty and unsatisfying, leaving out whole chunks and devoting more space to three or four notable matches than to entire years of her career. And the tennis analysis is mundane, giving us little insight into her unique abilities.

However, the inside information on her family background is interesting and I learnt things I hadn't seen elsewhere. Even here, however, I found the account sketchy and incomplete.

Justine Henin - 2003 U.S. Open - Framed 8x10 Photograph with Ticket
$199.99
This piece is in honor of Justine Henin winning the 2003 US Open over Kim Clijsters 7-5, 6-1. It includes a great action shot of Henin and a ticket from the 2003 US Open. This is a limited edition of only 99 pieces. We have used the highest quality framing to enhance the beautiful piece. The frame is solid mahogany wood.