[情報] Top-ranked Henin-Hardenne will skip …
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標題: [情報] Top-ranked Henin-Hardenne will skip Key Biscayne
時間: Thu Mar 18 09:10:48 2004
Top-ranked Henin-Hardenne will skip Key Biscayne
March 17, 2004
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -- Top-ranked Justine Henin-Hardenne will skip the tournament in Key Biscayne next week, putting off a potential showdown with former No. 1 Serena Williams.
Henin-Hardenne does plan to play the following week on clay at Amelia Island.
Explaining her decision to pass on the Nasdaq-100 Open, Henin-Hardenne said, ``You have to make a choice in your life. I like to play on clay court. I want to be ready for sure for the French Open, and I need a couple of tournaments.
``It's my favorite surface.''
Henin-Hardenne hasn't lost a set on her way to the quarterfinals in the hardcourt tournament at Indian Wells this week.
``Two big tournaments in a row, I think it's a little bit too much,'' she said.
Williams is scheduled to end her eight-month layoff at Key Biscayne. She had surgery on her left knee Aug. 1.
Henin-Hardenne is happy that Williams is returning.
``I think that's really good news,'' she said. ``That's great for the people that are coming to watch tennis, for the WTA, for the players, for everyone.
``It's going to be a lot of motivation for all the players to see her coming back.''
Henin-Hardenne said her own game has improved, but believes Williams still will be difficult to beat.
``I'm sure it's going to be tough when I have to play against Serena again. I'm sure she's going to come back really strong,'' Henin-Hardenne said.
``Serena is a great player. She won so many titles. She's a champion. When she comes back, I think she will want to win a lot of tournaments. We have to be ready for that.''
Updated on Wednesday, Mar 17, 2004 3:53 pm EST
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