[新聞] Henin-Hardenne Dispatches Cho in Up and Down Battle
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/reports/2005-09-03/200509031125766496715.html
Henin-Hardenne Dispatches Cho in Up and Down Battle
by Mike Dempsey
Saturday, September 3, 2005
When asked about fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters' talk earlier in the week about
walking away from the game at age 24, Justine Henin-Hardenne said she is
planning on a long career.
If the first nine games of her third-round match against Yoon Jeong Cho are
any indication, she has more than a few years left in top form. The 2003 US
Open champion beat Cho, 6-0, 7-6 (4).
Henin-Hardenne did not drop a game in the first set, her stiffest test coming
in the sixth game, when Cho forced three deuces and had the advantage twice.
She then went up three games to love in the second.
The seventh-seeded Henin-Hardenne really struggled in the second set,
allowing Cho to go up 5-4 and tie it at six. She became tentative, letting
Cho control the flow of the match.
"I think I played the first set and the beginning of the second with a very
high intensity," Henin-Hardenne said. "I was playing very well, then lost a
little bit of my (aggressiviness)."
Each time the cagey Belgian found herself in trouble, she responded with
quick drop shots and slashing backhands.
Henin-Hardenne scored 32 winners to only nine for Cho. In her second-round
match, Henin-Hardenne could not get her serve going; this time it was the
unforced errors that hurt her the most. She tallied 28 for the match.
Cho last reached the third round of the US Open in 2002, as a qualifier,
before falling to Monica Seles. The Korean has enjoyed a steady climb to 73rd
in the rankings this year but has yet to win a singles title on the WTA Tour.
Henin-Hardenne responded to questions about being overlooked as a contender
and why everyone is talking about the Williams sisters and Lindsay Davenport.
"It's just on the court that we can see the real fights. It's not what
everybody else can say," Henin-Hardenne said. "I'm going to try to prove on
the court that I'm part of the (group of) players who can go to the end of
the tournament."
At 23, Henin-Hardenne is hardly at the tail-end of her career. She is gunning
for her second Grand Slam this year, after taking the title at Roland Garros,
and her fourth overall. In the round of 16, the road only gets tougher.
Henin-Hardenne commented on the road ahead and her possible opponent in the
fourth round, either Jelena Jankovic or Mary Pierce.
"I'm more comfortable when I know I'm going to play a seeded player, " the
Belgian said. "And it's going to be a good test for me, anyway. Both of them
are playing very well. It's going to be a tough match in the fourth round,
but it's going to be a good test for me and very interesting."
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