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Justine Henin aims for first Wimbledon crown...

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Men's number one Roger Federer might need a French Open to complete a career grand slam, but women's nuymber one Justine Henin is also missing only one link in the same feat: Wimbledon. She's been to the final twice, losing in three sets both times to Venus Williams and Amelie Mauresmo, respectively.
Will this be the year? The four-time French Open winner certainly wants it and is playing in the grass-court warm-up at Eastbourne to prepare. Nine-time champ Martina Navratilova always played there and most years, preceded her Wimbledon win with a victory at Eastbounre.
"This year I really see Eastbourne as a preparation tournament for Wimbledon," Henin said. "I'll just try and readjust a few things with my game and work a lot on my serve for sure, and try to be an aggressive player on my serve-and-volley game."
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The only women to have won all four of tennis' grand slam tournaments are Serena Williams, Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court and Maureen Connoly who along with Graf and Court did it in a songle calendar year.
"If I win it (Wimbledon), if I don't win it, another life is going to start in a few years probably, the real life," Henin said during a press conference Monday. "It would be great and make me part of history, but that's not my biggest motivation. I would love to win it because emotionally it would be fantastic for the good people around me, but that's it."

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Just a friendly reminder. Don't forget Doris Hart in the list of career grand slam winners. She was also the first player, male or female, to win every major in each discipline along with Court and Navratilova.

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Deuce! is about all things tennis - from the pro game down to the local level. It is anchored by Daily News Staff Writer Greg Hernandez who has profiled such players as Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, and the Bryan brothers. Greg is looking to complete the spectator's grand slam with a visit to the Australian Open someday soon. He has already been to Wimbledon, the French Open and the U.S. Open.
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