Tennis Country Second Quarter Report: Women
A brief summary of the second quarter on the women’s pro tennis tour…
• Greatest Accomplishment:
- Ana Ivanovic winning her first Grand Slam title at the 2008 French Open and becoming Number One
• Biggest Disappointment:
- Maria Sharapova’s poor play at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon after she started off the year so well by winning the 2008 Australian Open…
• Major Surprise:
- Justine Henin announcing her retirement from professional tennis two weeks before the French Open… effective immediately!
• Fresh New Face:
- Chinese player, Jie Zheng, who donated her French Open and Wimbledon prize money to earthquake relief efforts in the Sichuan province where she was born, and rode her Wimbledon wildcard all the way to the semis!
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