The Battle of Henin vs. Williams

Serena Williams did not know how to react to the upset crowd that she had when she played and lost to No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne. The emotions she showed during the jeering was as affected as she got, Williams was the U.S. singles player in the tournament truly appeared to want to turn things around.
Maybe it was the mistakes that Serena committed, or even maybe it was the lack of struggle but Henin managed to beat her 6-4, 6-3 to ensure herself her third straight title at Roland Garros. This meeting bore no resemblance to their infamous 2003 French Open semifinal, a three-set tussle that featured far more drama, acrimony and, well, competitive tennis.
Williams had already won the Australian Open in January for her eighth major championship, but this time on the Roland Garros, all Henin-Hardenne had to do was show up. She did well, but she has played against Williams when she's played even better.
Williams didn't seem to think Henin's play had much to do with the way things went in their match. It has been 4 years now to the day after their last French Open showdown. Back in 2003, Williams was No. 1 and owner of a 33-match Grand Slam winning streak. Nowadays, it's Henin who tops the rankings and owns Roland Garros.
Justine certainly had control of the game, and in the process extended her record streak to 31 consecutive sets won at the French Open.
Now in the women's semifinals Thursday, Henin will face No. 4 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, and the other women's semifinals game will be disputed by No. 2 Maria Sharapova against No. 7 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.
Henin is trying to win her sixth Grand Slam and fourth French Open title; the other women never have been to the final four at the clay-court major.

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