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Sharapova wins, wails, whines in year in review

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, December 18, 2006

Player of the Year: Amelie Mauresmo gets the nod in a call so close and admittedly subjective that even Hawk-Eye's electronic wizardry might not help. Yes, Justine Henin-Hardenne went to all four Grand Slam finals, won the eight-player year-end championship and finished the year ranked No. 1, and we understand why many pundits put her first. But her accomplishments can't be listed without asterisks for her controversial late-match withdrawals in the Australian Open and Fed Cup finals. Henin-Hard ...

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