Henin takes out French Open
An irresistible Justine Henin carved her name alongside the great figures of claycourt tennis at the French Open on Saturday.The Belgian dished out a painful 6-1 6-2 lesson to Serbian school student Ana Ivanovic to become the first woman since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win back-to-back Roland Garros crowns without dropping a set.
Henin scrutinised hand-written notes during the changeovers which reminded her "You are the best" and instructed her to "get to the net".
Fittingly the world number one swiped away a high volley on match point to seal a hat-trick of victories in Paris.
She became only the second woman, after Monica Seles, to pull off the feat since World War II.
As her racket went flying out of her hands, the Belgian leaned on the net and held her head in disbelief.
After taking a moment to absorb the enormity of her achievement, she held her arms aloft and tilted her head skywards in memory of her mother.
source:www.2gb.com
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