There's a reason why Justine Henin is number one in the world and why she has won three out of the last four French Open titles: she knows how to win. On Tuesday, she beat the last American hope Serena Williams 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals in the women's tournament's most highly-anticipated match.
I was selling myself a bill of goods that Serena would somehow pull this match out the way she did when she last played Henin in the Miami final back in March but this is clay and Justine is the best female player in the world on the red dirt. I hope Serena will be encouraged by her performance here though as she heads to Wimbledon where I'd give her an excellent chance of winning her third title. I like that she's back, that she's showing up and that she wants it.
While Henin making the semis is no surprise, it was kind of unexpected that second seeded Maria Sharapova would make it that far given her lack of preparation and injury-plagued year. But she somehow gathers herself for the majors and secured her place in the last four with a 6-3 6-4 win over Anna Chakvetadze. Her semi-final opponent will be Ana Ivanovic, who beat third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-0 3-6 6-1 to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final. Jelena Jankovic joined fellow Serb Ivanovic in the last four with a 6-4 7-5 win over Nicole Vaidisova.
Jankovic's next opponent is Henin.
Now we wait the men's results!!!