[新聞] Four In A Row

看板Henin作者JustinWang (J'adore Henin.)時間18年前 (2006/09/09 04:49)推噓6(6推 0噓 2→)

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http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen06/news/story?id=2579411 Henin-Hardenne comes back to beat Jankovic NEW YORK -- Justine Henine-Hardenne's opponent was well on her way toward a huge upset Friday when something curious happened. Jumpy Jelena Jankovic started arguing with the chair umpire. And from then on, it was a mismatch. Henin-Hardenne showed the steady mental and physical approach of a champion while Jankovic melted down, winning the final 10 games for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory that put her into the U.S. Open final. "I came back from nowhere today," Henin-Hardenne said. "I feel lucky to be in the final." Henin-Hardenne became the first woman to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a year since Martina Hingis in 1997. She did it despite 12 double-faults, all in the first two sets -- she had just 10 in her first five matches combined. The second-seeded Belgian overcame her aching back, and now will try for her sixth major victory Saturday. She'll play the winner of the later semifinal between No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo and No. 3 Maria Sharapova. "I hope I have a good recovery. I'll fight 200 percent tomorrow night," she said. So distraught over her poor play earlier this year that she almost quit tennis, the 19th-seeded Jankovic kicked a ball over the net, bounced her racket and tossed her hair after bad shot. That was while she was still ahead. Then, she really let herself get distracted. Leading 4-2 in the second set and one point from winning the game, she began yapping at umpire Enric Molina after her first serve was called out. "Did you see it?" she asked a couple of times. Molina said yes, telling her, "I'm not going to lie to you." "I'm not a machine," he added. Flustered, Jankovic didn't call for an instant-replay challenge and double-faulted. After that, it was all Henin-Hardenne. "I was a bit nervous at the beginning of the match. She did put a lot of pressure on me. I could feel she had a lot of motivation ... and I wasn't in a good rhythm," Henin-Hardenne said. "That was the kind of match I would have lost a year or two years ago." -- 加油 juju今年比03年還hot! 再創高峰阿～～ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.216.88.224