[新聞] Allez Justine! Henin wins fourth title

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http://0rz.tw/ba2J7 (From 法網官網) Allez Justine! Henin wins fourth title By Matthew Cronin Saturday, June 9, 2007 For the fourth time, Justine Henin proved that she's by far the best clay court player of her generation. In another airtight and almost perfect performance, the Belgian won her fourth Roland Garros title with a 6-1, 6-2 destruction of Ana Ivanovic in the final on Saturday. “It's my magic garden and my second home” Henin said of Philippe Chatrier court. “It's the only court in the world where I have such a great feeling. It's amazing.” After double-faulting to be broken in the opening game of the contest, Henin amped up her game and completely suffocated the 19-year-old Serbian, attacking her second serves, launching huge forehands and scurrying about the court retrieving any and all huge shots that Ivanovic threw at her. Henin served big and intelligently to specific areas, moved her high variety backhand around the court and stayed keenly focused during the entire match. Apart mentally Ivanovic, on the other hand, fell apart mentally in her first Grand Slam final, playing a nervous, error-strewn match that belied her tremendous talent. The Serbian served terribly, failed to read Henin's serve and lost all control of her ground-strokes. Ivanovic finished the match with 26 unforced errors to only 13 from Henin, and only manage to win 45 percent of her service points. “I was really nervous and it was very tough for me,” Ivanovic said. “But she played some really good points and she's a great champion. I hope there are many more finals to come.” Six Grand Slam titles Henin has now won six Grand Slam titles, four of them being crowns in her beloved Paris. In her four title runs here, she has not even been pushed in a final, never dropping a set and losing only 13 games in victories over Kim Clijsters (2003), Mary Pierce (2005), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2006) and Ivanovic. The fleet mover has not lost a set since needing three to down Kuznetsova in the fourth round in 2005. “I keep fighting on every point. I don't want to give anything to anyone,” said Henin, who became the second player in the Open Era to win three straight Roland Garros singles titles, joining Monica Seles, who achieved the feat between 1990 and 1992. The 25-year-old also became the first player to win four titles since all-time great Steffi Graf, who won the last of her six crowns in 1999. Emotional win It was an emotional win for Henin, who for the first time in her career invited her father (but he was not there) and siblings into the players' box. Henin – whose mother Francoise passed away when she was 11 – had been estranged from her family since 2000. After separating from her husband Pierre-Yves Hardenne in January, she decided to make a rapprochement with her family, who looked overjoyed while cheering her own form the box. Henin dedicated the crown to her family and in her final words during the trophy presentation, gave thanks to her mother for watching her from above.“ It's important to me,” Henin said. “It's been seven years now and it's great to have them back. Love is important, life is short and you need to enjoy your time.” CHATRIER Women's Singles - Finals Justine Henin BEL (1) 6 6 Ana Ivanovic SRB (7) 1 2 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.67.117.120