In the March 2009 issue of TENNIS MAGAZINE (page 16), Charlie Bricker did a Q&A with Justine Henin. The Q&A is titled, "The New JUJU - Justine Henin on Retirement and the State of Women's Tennis." When asked the following: "Since you left the game, there hasn't been a player able to take over your No.1 ranking and keep it. Why?" Justine responded, " I think right now Serena [Williams] is the BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD. But to be No.1 and stay No.1, you have to be consistent. [Jelena] Jankovic has to go to another level, I think. I hope she has the capacity. [Ana] Ivanovic proved how hard it is to deal with a new situation after she won the French."
The new rules mean players must let drug-testers know their whereabouts for a period of one hour on every day of the week – a measure which Nadal said makes players feel "like a criminal". The previous version of the rule obliged players to keep anti-doping authorities informed of their whereabouts on only five days a week. 
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rule operates on a 'three strikes and out' basis over a period of 18 months, and Williams revealed that she had already fallen foul of the legislation. "One time, I was out at dinner and someone turned up at my house to test me. I think I might even have got a strike. "It's bizarre. I can't run home from dinner and get tested. It's very invasive." Despite her reservations, though, Williams accepts that WADA's stance helps safeguard the sport's reputation. "I think tennis is the purest sport out there," she said. "We won't have problems in tennis that we have in other sports, so it's definitely a pure sport and that's the only upside to it." 
Serena Williams heads top women tennis players on their way to Marbella, Spain for the AndalucÃa Tennis Experience. The International event is set to take place on the red clay of the Club de Tenis Puente Romano from April 6-12. Conchita Martinez (1994 Wimbledon Champion and former World #2), the tournament director, has said that Jelena Jankovic and Amelie Mauresmo are expected to participate. Others who have confirmed their participation include: Anabel Medina and Virginia Ruano. 
Serena Williams has been nominated for a 2009 Kid's Choice Award. Serena received a nomination for Favorite Female Athlete. Other nominees include basketball star Candace Parker, auto racing driver Danica Patrick and tennis great Venus Williams. Winners will be determined through online voting (which starts on March 2nd) at the Nick Kid's Choice Awards website. The awards show will be held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on March 28th.
Just days after winning her 10th Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open and regaining the world No. 1 ranking, Serena Williams is on top again as the first pick in the Advanta WTT Pro League Marquee Player Draft. Williams will return for her fourth WTT season and her second with the Washington Kastles. The Advanta WTT Pro League, co-founded by Billie Jean King, is a professional co-ed sports league featuring three generations of tennis stars playing in a team format in 10 U.S. markets. The 2009 Advanta WTT Pro League season runs July 2-26, concluding with the Advanta WTT Championship Weekend. 
With more than 760 professional tour singles and doubles titles among them, including 115 Grand Slam championships, the field for the 2009 Advanta WTT Pro League is an all-star lineup. Williams' convincing 6-0, 6-3 win over Dinara Safina in the finals gave Serena her fourth Australian Open and her 20th overall Grand Slam title, including 10 singles, eight doubles and two mixed doubles championships. Serena Williams will play a total of four matches this July, one at home in Washington, D.C., and three road matches in Philadelphia, Boston and at the new home of the New York Sportimes in Randall's Island, N.Y. 
