Justine Henin At Australian Open Semi-Finals
By Naiwrita, Gaea News NetworkThursday, January 28, 2010
MELBOURNE, VICTORIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Two of the most talented women in world tennis are going to come face to face on Saturday, in the finals of the Australian Opens. Justine Henin will be facing Serena Williams at the Australian Open finals. There can be no doubt that the match that will take place between the two would make for a really entertaining watch, if anything can be judged from the performance of Justine Henin at the Australian Open semi-finals. Her victory over Zheng Jie from China was really the greatest turning point in the tournament, but in keeping with her performance in the rest of the tournament.
At the semi finals of the Australian Open, Justine Henin did not even take an hour to finish off the match. She managed to take Zheng Jie into a crushing victory of 6-1, 6-0. Her game was no less than classic, and her performance did not show even for once that she has returned to the game after a hiatus of three long years. In fact, she showed all the skills that she had once been famous for in the court, a fast pace, spin and height.
Needless to say, Justine Henin was elated at her win in the Australian Open semi-finals. She commented that it is like a dream come true to be able to play against Serena Williams at the finals of the Australian Open. She also confided that she had not really expected to reach to the finals. Winning against Zheng Jie at the Australian Open semi-finals was all the more significant for Justine Henin as this had been only the first Grand Slam that she had taken part in since her return.
