When I heard in Caroline's interwiev (US Open 2023 round 3): "My forehand and my backhand are pretty good!" I was thinking: "Well, Caroline, good for you that you don't have to play Justine (with a better forehand and an even better backhand)!" This match was only one of many examples how amazing Justine Henin's game was!
Justine was having trouble with Caro's signature shot - moonball. Lol it's actually a great play since Henin isn't tall and cannot hit too many offensive shots off of them.
Somehow this is an odd matchup, I don't know why. To me it somehow exposes how Justine's game had had a little too much work, being moulded in a style of play that was not organic for Justine. The focus on the forehand was to hit it early and very strong, instead of hitting her targets, and somehow she didn't showcase her finesse. She hit some weird dropshots, and overall did not come to the net as much as she could have.
@Julian Hansen She won 7 from 2003 until 2007. I'm not talking about her game in that period, but mainly during her comeback. Allthough in 2007 despite her dominant performance, the first signs of this new game plan started to develop already.
I think that in 2010 she was hitting amazingly good, but her 2nd serve was not very reliable, and she still had to put everything together in a more efficient way than this. Ultimately, it was too short, just 6 months... with just a little bit more luck (like winning a couple of those finals in which she was very, very close to victory, and one was a slam final), and without the wrist injury at Wimbledon while playing with Clippers, it could've had the potential for a great comeback. The physical shape was there, and the groundstrokes too.
2:38 interesting; Hinderance called against Henin; she said “alle” just after hitting the ball; I’ve rarely seen this happen in a match, especially from a world no 1. Wozniaki looked confused, so I guess it didn’t affect her!
When I heard in Caroline's interwiev (US Open 2023 round 3): "My forehand and my backhand are pretty good!" I was thinking: "Well, Caroline, good for you that you don't have to play Justine (with a better forehand and an even better backhand)!"
This match was only one of many examples how amazing Justine Henin's game was!
Henin slice was so powerful. Its crazy
Justine was having trouble with Caro's signature shot - moonball. Lol it's actually a great play since Henin isn't tall and cannot hit too many offensive shots off of them.
Somehow this is an odd matchup, I don't know why. To me it somehow exposes how Justine's game had had a little too much work, being moulded in a style of play that was not organic for Justine. The focus on the forehand was to hit it early and very strong, instead of hitting her targets, and somehow she didn't showcase her finesse. She hit some weird dropshots, and overall did not come to the net as much as she could have.
@Julian Hansen She won 7 from 2003 until 2007. I'm not talking about her game in that period, but mainly during her comeback. Allthough in 2007 despite her dominant performance, the first signs of this new game plan started to develop already.
I think that in 2010 she was hitting amazingly good, but her 2nd serve was not very reliable, and she still had to put everything together in a more efficient way than this. Ultimately, it was too short, just 6 months... with just a little bit more luck (like winning a couple of those finals in which she was very, very close to victory, and one was a slam final), and without the wrist injury at Wimbledon while playing with Clippers, it could've had the potential for a great comeback. The physical shape was there, and the groundstrokes too.
2:38 interesting; Hinderance called against Henin; she said “alle” just after hitting the ball; I’ve rarely seen this happen in a match, especially from a world no 1. Wozniaki looked confused, so I guess it didn’t affect her!
Yeah true... But rules are rules. It was an ingenuity from Justine, and she didn't even complain the least.
You can bet if Eva Asdaraki was in the chair for the 2003 FO SF Henin would not have gotten away with her denying she had her hand up
Miss Juju
Wozniacky only push the ball