IN MOST RACKET GAMES....ITS NOT HOW BIG U ARE,,,ITS IS HOW YR RACKET HEAD SPEED IS...........BUT ON EQUAL SWING SPEED,,,,,,,,,HAING MUSCLES HELPS......AND SERENA IS FILL OF IT..........
More full matches on your RUclips channel please! Australian, Wimbledon, and US Open are SO far ahead of you in that regard and it doesn’t have to be like that.
@@angel91485It's the beauty vs the beast, intelligence vs force, grace vs heavyness. Every point Henin plays is smart and unexpected, Williams plays like a machine. In GS Henin leads 4-3.
Serena and Henin were clearly the two best player in the world in 2003. Earlier that year it was Venus and Serena but Venus faded after the 2003 Australian Open final. That year Serena won the Australian Open and Wimbledon and Henin won French Open and US Open.
This is THE MATCH that Henin will be remembered for. She raised her hand to stop Serena serving @ 13:22, but she did not admit when being asked by the umpire. Serena was bothered by it. Henin won the match but lost the respect from players and some fans. I used to be her fan but not any more after that day.
To me Henin's backhand is the best shot ever in women's tennis alongside Serena Williams ' serve. Notice her forehand is not bad either. These two were such amazing players
Agreed. With : Serena's serve, Graf's forehand, Henin's backhand, Navratilova's volleys, Hingis' tactics Venus' athleticism ... I quit my job to turn pro lmao 😅
@@Marathilove13 I think Azarenka has a better return than Maria. Although Vika is less spectacular and doesn't go for return winners as much as Maria, I'd put Vika above Sharapova.
@@BOOMER751nahhh Sharapova returns were crazy. Sometimes she would return from crazy angles and be able to find balance right after, her 2nd serve return was also deadly
@@danbotez1307Serena played fair and never cheated, that's for sure. Hénin on the other hand cheated under the eyes of millions of viewers world wide and retired interestingly as World no. 1😂😂
@@pablocarino Neither player cheated. However, Serena displayed her legendary lack of class by perfunctorily shaking Justine's hand at the end of the match. The crowd was right to boo her off the court. However, later, at the post-match press conference Serena acknowledged that Justine was the better player that day, and that " she deserved to win ". Get you facts together before posting, lest you look like a fool.😄 It's better to retire on top, rather than after being beaten at 8 consecutive Slams as Serena did.🤣🤣
What an amazing player Henin truly was to be successful at this level. She was physically tiny, had a 1HB and in amongst the era of power players yet still played attacking tennis.
because it wasn't federeresque. just because a player has a onehanded backhand doesn't mean their game is similar to roger's. federer was an attacking player who relied on his serve to win buckets of points and on his immaculate timing to take the ball early and keep his opponents on the run for the few groundstrokes it took to put them away; his variety and volleys were a bonus, but it was that serve and the otherworldly baseline hitting that were his bread and butter. a lot of ohbh players are in the henin mould, which is a classic clay court style (federer struggled, relatively, on clay, and so people assume onehanders struggle on clay, when in fact the reverse is true: kuerten, henin, wawrinka, thiem, tsitsipas, suarez navarro, almagro, all at their best on clay), reliant on heavy spin and lateral movement (see henin slice balls out of the corners on both sides at full sprints and it's hard to believe this is 2003).
@@wiggawiggum Since the year 2000, there have been 24 Roland Garros championships. 14 of them have been won by Rafael Nadal, who hits a two-hander. Three more by Novak Djokovic, likewise a two-hander. Of the remaining six, _only Juan Carlos Ferrero_ hits a two-handed backhand. Kuerten (x2 in this period), Costa, Gaudio, Federer, Wawrinka -- all onehanded backhands. Given the ratio of one-handers to two-handers in the game as a whole, that is a lot of overrepresentation for the supposedly weaker form! Earlier, you had Thomas Muster, who dominated clay courts despite playing against mostly two-handers. Then there are Thiem and Tsitsipas, players whose backhands work best on clay. Ditto Almagro and Gasquet, both of whom benefit (as do many one-handers) from the extra time clay affords them, time they can use to unfurl their big backswings. On the women's side, one-handers are much rarer, yet you have Henin with three titles. Yes, the high-bouncing ball can, in theory, pose a problem, but history shows that there is another side to the one-handed coin, and Federer's struggles against Nadal and other spin-heavy players have skewed the perception.
@@Fedthebest75 Relative to his work on other surfaces, yeah. Still the second- and then third-best clay-courter of his era. Obviously this is in the context of the conversation about onehanded backhands
Justine was one of my favorite players and this rivalry is one of the greatest… with Serena edging 8-6 over their 14 matches. In 2003, Justine and Serena split all 4 Grand Slams (Serena won AO/WIM; Justine FO/USO)
This is a match where Serena allowed the crowd to overwhelm her, in her later years she was able to us it to push her forward but here she crumbled a bit in the end.
the crowd was warm to her initially & .both of her complains wouldn't have affected her game if she just let it go..she should have known from the Hings debucle, that the RG crowd don't like complains even if you're right...she could have won that game.
I'm pretty certain it was a small Belgian won who 'overwhelmed' her, not the crowd. She played brilliantly for much of the match. It came down to just a few extra moments from Henin, esp. defensively. Anyone who wins 23 majors isn't letting the crowd cause them to lose this far into their pro career.
I suspect the pressure got to Serena too. She was going for her 5th grand slam in a row here and I think she was pretty frazzled. She only won 3 of the next 16 grand slams.
Henin , one of the speediest , fleet footed women players around during the early 2000s on. She had the best and safestest single h back h ever. This first woman to legitimately break the Williams sisters grip at the top of woman s tennis A brilliant player
Henin beat her at 3 different slams in 2007, and she won 2 of those slams. It was a good rivalry. Henin and Clijsters were the only two "real" rivals that Serena had in her carreer. And by real I mean that they could really be better than her consistently and in big occasions. All the credit for Serena's 2012 resurgence are given to muratoglou, but I think she was able to win a lot after 2012 because there weren't Kim and Justine (at their best) around.
@@milvao3400Better than her on big occasions? Kim beat Serena twice and lost 7 times. She only beat her once at a slam. Henin dominated Serena in 2007 mostly due to Henin playing incredible tennis and Serena not at her best because she barely played tennis in 2006. Both were incredible players, but Serena had other tough rivals like Venus and Capriati who I feel were bigger rivals than Clijsters. But it's clear that Serena at her best is better than all of them at their best except on clay in the case of Justine Henin. Henin is better than Serena on clay. And also they weren't at their best in 2012 because they couldn't compete with the younger players. Their bodies broke down. The fact that Serena could continue to dominate shows she was superior to them.
@@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 Venus shouldn't count because it's obvious that she's her biggest rival, due to the fact that she's also her sister. Tennis-wise Kim and Justine are the only players who didn't just beat Serena once or twice because they were lucky or because Serena wasn't at her best and/or underestimated them. That's my opinion because I watched the matches. Kim retired early and became a mother, otherwise she would have had more wins vs. Serena for sure.
@milvao3400 There's no guarantee Kim could have won more matches against Serena. She retired in 2007 mainly because of injuries and also a desire to start a family, and that's not Serena's problem. Kim was also losing to the so called weak Era players like Azarenka, Kerber and Laura Robson as well as Sharapova in 2012. I don't see how she was going to be a threat beyond 2012. Her body could no longer handle the demands of tennis. Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are excellent players, but when Serena is playing at her best and without any injuries she's only vulnerable against Henin on clay. Capriati was a far tougher rival than Clijsters.
She was my favourite women's player after Steffi Graf. Her one handed backhand was her biggest weapon. When I watched this highlights, I still can't believe how Henin won this match as she was in a nearly losing position & Serena was never giving her any easy chances. This must be the greatest victory of her career !!
@@akizaizinskii It was revealed in Wiki Leaks that both Williams sisters took various PEDs and got secret waivers to do so from sports governing bodies. It was well before Serena had her first child. I don't have proof, but I speculate the PEDs could have contributed to her perilous pregnancy and delivery. Because she's pregnant now it will be interesting to see how it goes.
Belgium 🇧🇪, Justine Henin is one of the Greatest Tennis Players in Women's Tennis in the entire History of World Women's Tennis. Russian Women beat Justine Henin just six times at various singles tournaments on their way to the Titles. Elena Dementieva (Amelia Island 2003.); Anastasia Myskina (Leipzig 2003.); Maria Sharapova (US Open 2006. Australian Open 2008.); Nadia Petrova (Berlin 2006.); Dinara Safina (Berlin 2008.). only five (5) different Russian Tennis players have won singles Titles since defeating Justine Henin.
Russian Women have defeated Serena Williams a total of ten (10) times at various singles tournaments en route to the Titles. Maria Sharapova (Wimbledon 2004. WTA tour Championships, Los Angeles 2004.); Vera Zvonareva (Cincinnati 2006.); Elena Dementieva (Kremlin Cup 2007. Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Sydney 2009. Toronto 2009. Sydney 2010.); Svetlana Kuznetsova (French Open 2009.); Dinara Safina (Berlin 2008.). only five (5) different Russian Tennis players have won singles Titles since defeating Serena Williams. of those tennis players who have ever become number 1 in the WTA rankings. Serena Williams, Russian Tennis Players won the most number of times. as many as ten (10) times en route to the singles Titles.
Serena would go on to be the best female player in the open era. Skill, power, mental toughness, fit, she became the full package. Unbeatable. Queen of the court 🙌
100% steffi graf is the best woman player. the lack of tactics in the era williams played in lead her to a lot of success. graf played through an era of variety and tactics with similar amounts of success.
@@sultanabran1 Excellently put ! The Williams sisters had raw power, but little to no tactics. That is why Justine Henin stopped Serena in her prime. Her team came up with tactics to confuse Serena and not allow her to get in a comfortable position to whack the ball. Henin's team tactics plan was first tried in the 2003 Charleston final. It worked, in that Justine beat Serena in straights, thus snapping Serena's winning streak in 2003. Serena, in typical unsportsmanlike fashion, discounted the loss by declaring: " I lose only when I play bad ". Such lack of respect fired up Justine for the French Open. Indeed Justine outplayed/outsmarted Serena in the 3rd set and snapped Serena Slam-match winning streak. It was a glorious victory for the GAME of tennis ! Moving forward to 2019, Simona Halep, whose role model is Justine, employed similar tactics to beat Serena in straights in the Wimbledon final.
What a fantastic match. Henin was such a beautiful athlete to watch. I wish that she would have played longer. You had to vary your attack to beat her. Just trying to go through Henin wasn't going to work. Henin's focus was also excellent. If you were trying to employ any tactics intimidation or otherwise against her she didn't notice.
@@danbotez1307But you do realize Serena was winning before the crowd started booing and being disrespectful right? How was she along when she was up 4/2 30 love 😭😭😭😭
@@michaelhall1664 The crowd booed her before that incident when she challenged an umpire call. (The French crowd knows their tennis, unlike any USO crowd.), In any event, a true champion is not fazed by a hostile crowd. See Djokovic in the 2019 Wimbledon final, and Medvedev I'm the USO 2021 final. In those instances the hostile crowds were English and American, respectively,.
@@michaelhall1664 If the crowd got to her, she was not mentally tough enough. What really got to Serena was a much better playing Justine. Justine simply beat Serena to the punch, since she already knew how to do it after beating Serena in straight sets in the 2003 Charleston final.
Thanks for noticing that, I'm amazed at how unsportsmanlike the crowd is... Is it a racist thing? Henin clearly obstructed, yet the crowd are completely behind her
@@moo6672 Please, stop bringing up racism when it's clearly not the case. The French crowd doesn't like complain and sometimes every crowd misjudge what happens on the court and just start booing, that's what happened. They did the same thing with Hingis vs Graf. They were rooting for Henin for the most obvious reasons: she was the underdog, she played classic tennis and Roland Garros was almost like her home slam, since it's close to Belgium and there were probably lots of fans from Belgium up there. That's it.
Amazing match. Hard to believe this was on the slow French clay since the balls were going so fast! It is a shame Henin retired so early, she could have accomplished so much more.
Terrific contest won by the better skilled player. Especially telling is the lob Justine shot over Serena head at 16:33 making Serena look like a dummy.
one big difference in this match is movement: Serena just cannot come out of the corners and reset in the way that Henin can, Henin growing up on red clay. it is quite jarring to see how frequently Serena is rushed on the forehand, unable to use her normal high and looped takeback and hit with her normal penetration. no-one was doing that to Serena back then: she had so much time on the ball. Henin’s game, with its mix of power, different trajectories, angles and volleying really unsettled Serena - and i can say that as someone that loved Serena’s style and shotmaking. people said so much about ‘the hand’ and there is certain ugliness - bequeathed by the French crowd. however, this match represents the two premier female talents of 2000s professional tennis. don’t overlook the skillset of **both these remarkable players.
i was 12 when i watched this match and i think it changed me on a molecular level lmaoooo the hand lmao. serena would've won this match. it was uncommon for her to have lost a match in a slam to a player who beat her the last time they played.
@@MAURGASM Serena lost three slam matches in a row to Henin in 2007. 🤣 Anyway, you want to tell us Serena lost that FO 03 semi final match because she wasn‘t granted another first serve??? 😄 You Serenatards are ridiculous, always, really always a cheap excuse at hand.
@@edgarfrancisregalado9588 really cuz this got to 7-5 in the 3rd with serena playing against a cheater AND a crowd against her on her worst surface and her opponent's best
Imagine Serena being soo good that you have to rob and boo her to win. That’s why she thumped Henin at Wimbledon 2 weeks later and made sure she went down nicely at her last slam final in Ao 2010
@@QazzaF lmaoo walks over in a final like a fucking bitch by mauresmo. Serena got to strong and evolved for that shitty forehand and 1 handed backhand of henin’s réalisé no woman wants to play that faulty shot anymore?
That hand moment rattled Serena and she couldn’t pull it together because she didn’t expect Justine to use gamesmanship. Even without that moment, Serena might have lost the match but we will never know. The hand moment took away from what might have been an entertaining match. I’m glad that Henin regretted her behavior in this match and apologized to Serena eventually. The crowd was firmly against Serena and the gamesmanship along with the crowd rattled her too much. She was winning until that moment and never found her form again.
The thing is, she doesn't seem particularly rattled by it looking back at the incident. She seems to shrug it off and give an annoyed "whatever" gesture, as if she doesn't want to entertain the stupidity of the moment or something. I don't know, I always felt like the hand incident, while ugly, didn't define the match as much as people think it did. I think it really was the crowd getting into it. Mind you, that's not to excuse Henin for her lack of sportsmanship. I always admired her, but her desperate desire to win at all costs made her look ugly at times.
@@niceguy1774 it was entertaining. I was sad the way Serena lost because it was a quality match. Far better than the matches we see these days in the WTA. Just wish the cheat moment hadn’t happened. At least Justine admitted and apologized a few years later.
@deedledave9826 Serena had this match. 3-1 up and serving, she played a very loose service game that gave Henin a break and hope. In the crucial moments toward the end of the third set she was a little tentative; Henin took full advantage. Serena was well-versed in gamesmanship; she was no innocent.
Back when women's tennis was great. I miss this era of tennis. Such clean striking with beautiful court movement from both players. Henin my absolute favourite female player of all time. Infact she is my favourite tennis player of all te.
Henin is such a sneaky cheating girl. She robbed Mauresmo of a grandslam competitive final, robbed clijsters in the Ao final without telling the truth, robbed Serena again by not telling the truth. Henin had a good game I’d admit but when the need to win outweighs that of basic sportsmanship and truthfulness I surely believe you need to leave the sport hence Serena,Clijsters and Mauresmo had the last laugh against her and they were all in finals, 2006 Wimbledon, 2010 Brisbane and 2010 Ao.
Henin showed what a cheat she was @13.27 when she had her hand up to stop Serena serbing. The Umpire didn't see it and Serena didn't get her 1st seve back
Now let's be honest I do believe that Justine is one in a million with a tiny little physique but it packed such a punch and let's not forget about the flawless ground stroking and the impossible backhands that come from nowhere. TBH we have to be sportsman like right at 2-4 in the third she was very unsportsmanlike by putting her hand up and did not own what she did. Let's not forget that we've already seen this with a lot of other players with Serena but I'm just going to call out Justine and Jennifer capriati
Phenomenal match. Goes to show, at least in part, how insanely hard it was to get shots past Henin that Williams would try that drop shot at 40-AD in the 9th game of set 3. Thinking maybe she won't expect this and I MIGHT get one she can't get to. But it was Henin- rabbit quick for a tennis player, and the best vollier in the WTA in her time.
the only mistake Serena made her was to be scared of the Henin backhand… she literally looked like she was feeding too much the Henin forehad which is an on and off stroke for Justine, some days it’s as explosive as her backhand some days it’s off….
That’s the match that made me dislike her. And she confirmed big time with her defaulting during AO2006 final against Mauresmo. But both Serena and Mauresmo had the last laugh at Wimbledon 2006 and AO 2010.
Henin no tuvo ni la mitad de la carrera de Serena, es por eso qué Serena Williams pudo ganar 23 grand slam. Serena jugó durante más de 20 años, en cambio Henin no jugó ni 10 años
@@jujumusique1305 And on the other hand (!) people like you have no problem with a certain other player threatening and insulting her opponents, umpires and lines women…. Hypocrisy on steroids.
He in obviously was wrong on 1 point, but I would take her over Serena who was to me one of the sorest losers on tour. Look how acted when Osaka won her 1st Slam at the US Open? Disgraceful.
Henin the cheater = holding up hand while Serena served, then Henin denying it to steal point from Serena at crucial moment in the match, turning the crowd and match in Henin's favor
Jh had one of the best looking backhands in both men and women tours, but her behavior on court was questionable to say the least. I had the fortune to officiate one of her matches as a linesmen when she was starting to explode in the rankings (Portugal), and I can tell you this: she had no problem using whatever antics she could to win a match. Unnecessarily though.
@@JCole-fg3rr Don't waste your time on him. He is always passing negative comments about Serena Williams in most of her videos. For someone who seems to hate Serena so much, I wonder how he finds the time to watch her videos. People would always believe what they want.
Serena wasn't exactly a paragon of sportsmanship. She bullied players and officials all throughout her career. And when things didn't go her way it was always...... Racism
What a brilliant performance of Henin. She showed how to play Serena best: by moving her and using the court perfectly. Her backhand was the most amzing in womens tennis. Sad that Hening quit the game so early. She could have been the big rival that Williams never had.
I NOTICES THE SUPPOSINGLY SPORTSWOMAN LIKE PERSON..............S.WILLIAMS......DID NOT SHAKE HANDS WITH HENIN AFTER LOOSING HER MATCH.....IN THE END...HENIN HAD MORE SHOT ARIETIES.........AND AGAIN SHOWED WHAT SINGLE HANDED BACKHAND IS REALLY A MATCH WINNER
Haha 😂 you will give it Serena when it comes to who’s the better player? Joke of the century. There’s no better player than Serena in women’s tennis in the modern era 😂 she single handedly dominated women’s tennis and there wouldn’t be anyone coming close to her achievements. Henin is an amazing player with great technique. Probably one of the better players on clay, otherwise there’s no comparison with Serena lol
@@narcyznarcyz-uv4td aren’t u such a hater, she wasn’t drunk she was sick running temperature. U think she could just getaway being drunk especially at Wimbledon lol the fines would be outrageous! Have some sense
@ssds86 Have you ever played tennis drunk??? I Did and all my partners were drunk too. playing just doubles. .And we are high quality players .We were doing exactly the same thinks she did on court . So do not tell me she had hight temperature.. it is total BS. But People who treat her as a icon use any excuses just to protect her image and nothing is going to change they mind ..
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watching this in 2024 feels like gold😍……
Henin was small but she packed a wallop, that backhand was a thing of beauty....she was so fun to watch, i miss her........
IN MOST RACKET GAMES....ITS NOT HOW BIG U ARE,,,ITS IS HOW YR RACKET HEAD SPEED IS...........BUT ON EQUAL SWING SPEED,,,,,,,,,HAING MUSCLES HELPS......AND SERENA IS FILL OF IT..........
Yes that one handed backhand was a serious weapon...just like Steffi's one handed slice....
@@qw737Liars aren’t classy.
@@vickiego1 Sour grapes much😂
The best player won.
Over time Justine was 4-3 at Slams vs. Serena.
@@qw737Always seemed unhappy sad to say!!
More full matches on your RUclips channel please! Australian, Wimbledon, and US Open are SO far ahead of you in that regard and it doesn’t have to be like that.
Henin had so much grit, very few players like her. Her tennis was a thing of beauty considering her small stature, she sure packed a punch.
Such fantastically entertaining tennis. Both ladies were superlative athletes and tennis players.
Henin's backhand was a thing of beauty
Her cheating is another beauty ...
So was Serena's
Henin is the best one backhanded in tennis women's history
John Mc Enroe once said that technically she had the best single handed backhand of all players...men included...
She plays federer or should I say federer plays like her
7 VS 23 ...Yeah..Serena must be a joking in tennis History
steffi graf
@@sultanabran1 she had no ability to play top spin backhand on clay
just look at the incredible level they play at, truly a joy to watch
Justine is pure technique, look at the foot work, the speed, the ball striking. One of the most complete tennis players of all time.
she had the most success here, the clay court, because of the crowd, both the Belgian and French crowd antagonized Serena.
@@angel91485 bullshit
@@andreasmissiroli6915 I know right, they’re bullshit
@@angel91485It's the beauty vs the beast, intelligence vs force, grace vs heavyness. Every point Henin plays is smart and unexpected, Williams plays like a machine. In GS Henin leads 4-3.
100% agree!
Serena and Henin were clearly the two best player in the world in 2003. Earlier that year it was Venus and Serena but Venus faded after the 2003 Australian Open final. That year Serena won the Australian Open and Wimbledon and Henin won French Open and US Open.
This is THE MATCH that Henin will be remembered for. She raised her hand to stop Serena serving @ 13:22, but she did not admit when being asked by the umpire. Serena was bothered by it. Henin won the match but lost the respect from players and some fans. I used to be her fan but not any more after that day.
Ты гонишь,чувак.Самая нечистая теннисистка это,как раз Серена....
Awesome match... it's a shame Henin blantantly lied in the third at 13:22 . It takes away from this amazing achievement.
She didn't lie. I dare you to show me at what point she lied .
@@danbotez1307She didn’t lie ,but she definitely made it seem as if she didn’t put her hand up ,and that is no denying.
Она просила не подавать,а Серена сделала вид,что не видит.Если бы прошла подача,она была бы права?Жюстин отпустила ситуацию,Уильямс не повезло....
@@АндрейВоистиновI agree with you. Serena pretended not to see and then suddenly after losing the point she saw the hand.
To me Henin's backhand is the best shot ever in women's tennis alongside Serena Williams ' serve.
Notice her forehand is not bad either. These two were such amazing players
Agreed. With :
Serena's serve,
Graf's forehand,
Henin's backhand,
Navratilova's volleys,
Hingis' tactics
Venus' athleticism
... I quit my job to turn pro lmao 😅
@@BOOMER751Sharapova s return
@@Marathilove13 I think Azarenka has a better return than Maria. Although Vika is less spectacular and doesn't go for return winners as much as Maria, I'd put Vika above Sharapova.
@@BOOMER751nahhh Sharapova returns were crazy.
Sometimes she would return from crazy angles and be able to find balance right after, her 2nd serve return was also deadly
This shows how with proper preparation a one handed backhand is a lethal weapon. beautiful technique by Henin.
Beautiful technique, but a cheater player
@@kenanubayubay8072 Serena, in turn, is the lowest-class player ever, including men players.
" She ain't nothin but a houndog"😊😊
@@danbotez1307Serena played fair and never cheated, that's for sure. Hénin on the other hand cheated under the eyes of millions of viewers world wide and retired interestingly as World no. 1😂😂
@@pablocarino Neither player cheated. However, Serena displayed her legendary lack of class by perfunctorily shaking Justine's hand at the end of the match. The crowd was right to boo her off the court. However, later, at the post-match press conference Serena acknowledged that Justine was the better player that day, and that " she deserved to win ".
Get you facts together before posting, lest you look like a fool.😄
It's better to retire on top, rather than after being beaten at 8 consecutive Slams as Serena did.🤣🤣
Henin class is mind-blowing...
She is a champion player..
What an amazing player Henin truly was to be successful at this level. She was physically tiny, had a 1HB and in amongst the era of power players yet still played attacking tennis.
Epic match. So so fantastic tennis from both. Thanks.
It's interesting that Henin's game was quite Federeresq and yet clay was her best surface and grass her worst - the opposite to Roger
because it wasn't federeresque. just because a player has a onehanded backhand doesn't mean their game is similar to roger's. federer was an attacking player who relied on his serve to win buckets of points and on his immaculate timing to take the ball early and keep his opponents on the run for the few groundstrokes it took to put them away; his variety and volleys were a bonus, but it was that serve and the otherworldly baseline hitting that were his bread and butter. a lot of ohbh players are in the henin mould, which is a classic clay court style (federer struggled, relatively, on clay, and so people assume onehanders struggle on clay, when in fact the reverse is true: kuerten, henin, wawrinka, thiem, tsitsipas, suarez navarro, almagro, all at their best on clay), reliant on heavy spin and lateral movement (see henin slice balls out of the corners on both sides at full sprints and it's hard to believe this is 2003).
@@akbarshahzad5780 people assume onehanders struggle on clay because they usally do, not only Federer.
@@wiggawiggum Since the year 2000, there have been 24 Roland Garros championships. 14 of them have been won by Rafael Nadal, who hits a two-hander. Three more by Novak Djokovic, likewise a two-hander. Of the remaining six, _only Juan Carlos Ferrero_ hits a two-handed backhand. Kuerten (x2 in this period), Costa, Gaudio, Federer, Wawrinka -- all onehanded backhands. Given the ratio of one-handers to two-handers in the game as a whole, that is a lot of overrepresentation for the supposedly weaker form! Earlier, you had Thomas Muster, who dominated clay courts despite playing against mostly two-handers. Then there are Thiem and Tsitsipas, players whose backhands work best on clay. Ditto Almagro and Gasquet, both of whom benefit (as do many one-handers) from the extra time clay affords them, time they can use to unfurl their big backswings. On the women's side, one-handers are much rarer, yet you have Henin with three titles. Yes, the high-bouncing ball can, in theory, pose a problem, but history shows that there is another side to the one-handed coin, and Federer's struggles against Nadal and other spin-heavy players have skewed the perception.
To say Federer « struggled » on clay is quite a take lmao, people should look up for the meaning of certain words
@@Fedthebest75 Relative to his work on other surfaces, yeah. Still the second- and then third-best clay-courter of his era. Obviously this is in the context of the conversation about onehanded backhands
エナンは私の中で1番大好きな、最高のプレーヤーです。
動画の編集が上手くてとても見やすかったです。
Justine was one of my favorite players and this rivalry is one of the greatest… with Serena edging 8-6 over their 14 matches. In 2003, Justine and Serena split all 4 Grand Slams (Serena won AO/WIM; Justine FO/USO)
Henin full of grace and beauty ❤❤
This is a match where Serena allowed the crowd to overwhelm her, in her later years she was able to us it to push her forward but here she crumbled a bit in the end.
the crowd was warm to her initially & .both of her complains wouldn't have affected her game if she just let it go..she should have known from the Hings debucle, that the RG crowd don't like complains even if you're right...she could have won that game.
I'm pretty certain it was a small Belgian won who 'overwhelmed' her, not the crowd. She played brilliantly for much of the match. It came down to just a few extra moments from Henin, esp. defensively. Anyone who wins 23 majors isn't letting the crowd cause them to lose this far into their pro career.
Yes in her game against Osaka in 2018, she really used the crowd to bully the opponent.
I suspect the pressure got to Serena too. She was going for her 5th grand slam in a row here and I think she was pretty frazzled. She only won 3 of the next 16 grand slams.
Especially since Henin cheated!
Henin , one of the speediest , fleet footed women players around during the early 2000s on.
She had the best and safestest single h back h ever. This first woman to legitimately break the Williams sisters grip at the top of woman s tennis
A brilliant player
BRAVO JUSTINE ! You stopped the bully in her prime with smart play and the most beautiful one-handed backhand.
The next month she beats Henin 63 63 in Wimbledon.
Sweet revange!!
63 62
Henin beat her at 3 different slams in 2007, and she won 2 of those slams. It was a good rivalry. Henin and Clijsters were the only two "real" rivals that Serena had in her carreer. And by real I mean that they could really be better than her consistently and in big occasions. All the credit for Serena's 2012 resurgence are given to muratoglou, but I think she was able to win a lot after 2012 because there weren't Kim and Justine (at their best) around.
@@milvao3400Better than her on big occasions? Kim beat Serena twice and lost 7 times. She only beat her once at a slam. Henin dominated Serena in 2007 mostly due to Henin playing incredible tennis and Serena not at her best because she barely played tennis in 2006. Both were incredible players, but Serena had other tough rivals like Venus and Capriati who I feel were bigger rivals than Clijsters. But it's clear that Serena at her best is better than all of them at their best except on clay in the case of Justine Henin. Henin is better than Serena on clay. And also they weren't at their best in 2012 because they couldn't compete with the younger players. Their bodies broke down. The fact that Serena could continue to dominate shows she was superior to them.
@@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 Venus shouldn't count because it's obvious that she's her biggest rival, due to the fact that she's also her sister. Tennis-wise Kim and Justine are the only players who didn't just beat Serena once or twice because they were lucky or because Serena wasn't at her best and/or underestimated them. That's my opinion because I watched the matches. Kim retired early and became a mother, otherwise she would have had more wins vs. Serena for sure.
@milvao3400 There's no guarantee Kim could have won more matches against Serena. She retired in 2007 mainly because of injuries and also a desire to start a family, and that's not Serena's problem. Kim was also losing to the so called weak Era players like Azarenka, Kerber and Laura Robson as well as Sharapova in 2012. I don't see how she was going to be a threat beyond 2012. Her body could no longer handle the demands of tennis. Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are excellent players, but when Serena is playing at her best and without any injuries she's only vulnerable against Henin on clay. Capriati was a far tougher rival than Clijsters.
She was my favourite women's player after Steffi Graf. Her one handed backhand was her biggest weapon. When I watched this highlights, I still can't believe how Henin won this match as she was in a nearly losing position & Serena was never giving her any easy chances. This must be the greatest victory of her career !!
Serena would mop the floor with Graff 6-0 6-1, like she did with Sharapova at the Olympics 🤣
Graff has beaten Serena as well inspite of being in her twilight
@@akizaizinskii Is that before or after Sarena went on PEDs ??
@@binkyxz3 when did Serena go on PEDs? That’s news to me.
@@akizaizinskii It was revealed in Wiki Leaks that both Williams sisters took various PEDs and got secret waivers to do so from sports governing bodies. It was well before Serena had her first child. I don't have proof, but I speculate the PEDs could have contributed to her perilous pregnancy and delivery. Because she's pregnant now it will be interesting to see how it goes.
Belgium 🇧🇪, Justine Henin is one of the Greatest Tennis Players in Women's Tennis in the entire History of World Women's Tennis.
Russian Women beat Justine Henin just six times at various singles tournaments on their way to the Titles. Elena Dementieva (Amelia Island 2003.); Anastasia Myskina (Leipzig 2003.); Maria Sharapova (US Open 2006. Australian Open 2008.); Nadia Petrova (Berlin 2006.); Dinara Safina (Berlin 2008.).
only five (5) different Russian Tennis players have won singles Titles since defeating Justine Henin.
Russian Women have defeated Serena Williams a total of ten (10) times at various singles tournaments en route to the Titles.
Maria Sharapova (Wimbledon 2004. WTA tour Championships, Los Angeles 2004.); Vera Zvonareva (Cincinnati 2006.); Elena Dementieva (Kremlin Cup 2007. Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Sydney 2009. Toronto 2009. Sydney 2010.); Svetlana Kuznetsova (French Open 2009.); Dinara Safina (Berlin 2008.).
only five (5) different Russian Tennis players have won singles Titles since defeating Serena Williams.
of those tennis players who have ever become number 1 in the WTA rankings. Serena Williams, Russian Tennis Players won the most number of times. as many as ten (10) times en route to the singles Titles.
Serena would go on to be the best female player in the open era. Skill, power, mental toughness, fit, she became the full package. Unbeatable. Queen of the court 🙌
Nope. Steffi Graf is the best women player in the Open Era and, for that matter, the GOAT.
100% steffi graf is the best woman player. the lack of tactics in the era williams played in lead her to a lot of success. graf played through an era of variety and tactics with similar amounts of success.
@@sultanabran1 Excellently put ! The Williams sisters had raw power, but little to no tactics. That is why Justine Henin stopped Serena in her prime. Her team came up with tactics to confuse Serena and not allow her to get in a comfortable position to whack the ball. Henin's team tactics plan was first tried in the 2003 Charleston final. It worked, in that Justine beat Serena in straights, thus snapping Serena's winning streak in 2003. Serena, in typical unsportsmanlike fashion, discounted the loss by declaring: " I lose only when I play bad ". Such lack of respect fired up Justine for the French Open. Indeed Justine outplayed/outsmarted Serena in the 3rd set and snapped Serena Slam-match winning streak. It was a glorious victory for the GAME of tennis !
Moving forward to 2019, Simona Halep, whose role model is Justine, employed similar tactics to beat Serena in straights in the Wimbledon final.
That return at 3:11, nastyyyyyyyyy
Pure power and only Serena could do that in women’s tennis
What a fantastic match. Henin was such a beautiful athlete to watch. I wish that she would have played longer. You had to vary your attack to beat her. Just trying to go through Henin wasn't going to work.
Henin's focus was also excellent. If you were trying to employ any tactics intimidation or otherwise against her she didn't notice.
We're Tiny but Brave, and full of heart 😎🙃😍
Who is We?
"Me and you and a dog named blue......"
I watched this 😊
French Open, by far, has the WORST crowd.
Absolutely
LOVE how no one talks about the "hand" incident here lol
Because there was nothing to it. Just a lame excuse by Serena for losing to a better player.
@@danbotez1307But you do realize Serena was winning before the crowd started booing and being disrespectful right? How was she along when she was up 4/2 30 love 😭😭😭😭
@@michaelhall1664 The crowd booed her before that incident when she challenged an umpire call. (The French crowd knows their tennis, unlike any USO crowd.),
In any event, a true champion is not fazed by a hostile crowd. See Djokovic in the 2019 Wimbledon final, and Medvedev I'm the USO 2021 final. In those instances the hostile crowds were English and American, respectively,.
@@danbotez1307 I could see that but my point is that the crowd was part of the reason why Serena lost this match because they got to her.
@@michaelhall1664 If the crowd got to her, she was not mentally tough enough. What really got to Serena was a much better playing Justine. Justine simply beat Serena to the punch, since she already knew how to do it after beating Serena in straight sets in the 2003 Charleston final.
The backhand of Justine ❤
That was a great day not only for women's tennis, but for tennis in general.
I really hate how the crowd wouldn’t even allow Serena to question some of the calls. The crowd would boo Serena for it is quite disgusting behavior.
Thanks for noticing that, I'm amazed at how unsportsmanlike the crowd is...
Is it a racist thing? Henin clearly obstructed, yet the crowd are completely behind her
@@moo6672 It's because Henin was from the French-speaking part of Belgium. Either way, the crowd was poor.
Sareña was always either the victim or bully.
@@moo6672 Please, stop bringing up racism when it's clearly not the case. The French crowd doesn't like complain and sometimes every crowd misjudge what happens on the court and just start booing, that's what happened. They did the same thing with Hingis vs Graf. They were rooting for Henin for the most obvious reasons: she was the underdog, she played classic tennis and Roland Garros was almost like her home slam, since it's close to Belgium and there were probably lots of fans from Belgium up there. That's it.
@@milvao3400 white people and denying racism is a racist act on its own. How would you know what racism ix when you've never been a victim of it?
Everything seems easy for Henin, and forced by Williams. It's really the beauty against the beast.
I feel really bad for WTA, nobody shows the level of Henin again for already more than 10 years
Osaka will crush her
Amazing match. Hard to believe this was on the slow French clay since the balls were going so fast! It is a shame Henin retired so early, she could have accomplished so much more.
A true CLASSIC match ! Brain over brawn.
Terrific contest won by the better skilled player. Especially telling is the lob Justine shot over Serena head at 16:33 making Serena look like a dummy.
And Serena mad her look like a loser in 2010, when she realized she was finished 😂
@@arathgomez172 Overall H2H Slam-match record is 4-3 in Justine's favor.
Justine retired in 2010 due to an injury,
Thank you Vika
Justine is Serena's true rival.
one big difference in this match is movement: Serena just cannot come out of the corners and reset in the way that Henin can, Henin growing up on red clay.
it is quite jarring to see how frequently Serena is rushed on the forehand, unable to use her normal high and looped takeback and hit with her normal penetration. no-one was doing that to Serena back then: she had so much time on the ball.
Henin’s game, with its mix of power, different trajectories, angles and volleying really unsettled Serena - and i can say that as someone that loved Serena’s style and shotmaking.
people said so much about ‘the hand’ and there is certain ugliness - bequeathed by the French crowd. however, this match represents the two premier female talents of 2000s professional tennis.
don’t overlook the skillset of **both these remarkable players.
Henin prime > all
It's pure bliss watching Henin. Are there any one-handed backhands left in women's tennis nowadays? I'm really curious to know.
Diane Parry, Tatjana Maria and Viktorija Golubic
Gasparyan
Justine "the Hand" Henin... lol
i was 12 when i watched this match and i think it changed me on a molecular level lmaoooo the hand lmao. serena would've won this match. it was uncommon for her to have lost a match in a slam to a player who beat her the last time they played.
@@MAURGASM Serena lost three slam matches in a row to Henin in 2007. 🤣
Anyway, you want to tell us Serena lost that FO 03 semi final match because she wasn‘t granted another first serve??? 😄
You Serenatards are ridiculous, always, really always a cheap excuse at hand.
With the hand or not, Henin will win this match and slam. Nobody is stopping her
@@edgarfrancisregalado9588 really cuz this got to 7-5 in the 3rd with serena playing against a cheater AND a crowd against her on her worst surface and her opponent's best
@@MAURGASM Djokovic always won when crowd was against him. Having a bad crowd isnt an excuse.
what an horrible crowd (I'm french)
Justine retired much too soon.
Imagine Serena being soo good that you have to rob and boo her to win. That’s why she thumped Henin at Wimbledon 2 weeks later and made sure she went down nicely at her last slam final in Ao 2010
Serena is lucky Justine had a career ending injury, she wouldn't have reached half of the GS she won with Justine still active.
Henin beaten Serena three time in a row in 2007 RG, Wimbledon and US open.
Serena is a victim. I say victim
@@QazzaF lmaoo walks over in a final like a fucking bitch by mauresmo. Serena got to strong and evolved for that shitty forehand and 1 handed backhand of henin’s réalisé no woman wants to play that faulty shot anymore?
@@Boymanjusri And a mother!
"I'm no Justine" that was the first time Serena thought that
These were real draws!! 🔥
That hand moment rattled Serena and she couldn’t pull it together because she didn’t expect Justine to use gamesmanship. Even without that moment, Serena might have lost the match but we will never know. The hand moment took away from what might have been an entertaining match. I’m glad that Henin regretted her behavior in this match and apologized to Serena eventually. The crowd was firmly against Serena and the gamesmanship along with the crowd rattled her too much. She was winning until that moment and never found her form again.
The thing is, she doesn't seem particularly rattled by it looking back at the incident. She seems to shrug it off and give an annoyed "whatever" gesture, as if she doesn't want to entertain the stupidity of the moment or something. I don't know, I always felt like the hand incident, while ugly, didn't define the match as much as people think it did. I think it really was the crowd getting into it.
Mind you, that's not to excuse Henin for her lack of sportsmanship. I always admired her, but her desperate desire to win at all costs made her look ugly at times.
"Might have been an entertaining match"?
Um...
I would call this match more than entertaining.
@@niceguy1774 it was entertaining. I was sad the way Serena lost because it was a quality match. Far better than the matches we see these days in the WTA. Just wish the cheat moment hadn’t happened. At least Justine admitted and apologized a few years later.
Serena knew a thing or two about gamesmanship; hardly an innocent
@deedledave9826 Serena had this match. 3-1 up and serving, she played a very loose service game that gave Henin a break and hope. In the crucial moments toward the end of the third set she was a little tentative; Henin took full advantage. Serena was well-versed in gamesmanship; she was no innocent.
Back when women's tennis was great. I miss this era of tennis. Such clean striking with beautiful court movement from both players. Henin my absolute favourite female player of all time. Infact she is my favourite tennis player of all te.
This was the worst crowd in women’s grand slam history. Nice job to editing out most of the booing.
Henin, arguably the best female tennis plyer in history. Her early retirement denied true greatness
Partizado, a tremendous match please come back ladies
Henin is such a sneaky cheating girl. She robbed Mauresmo of a grandslam competitive final, robbed clijsters in the Ao final without telling the truth, robbed Serena again by not telling the truth. Henin had a good game I’d admit but when the need to win outweighs that of basic sportsmanship and truthfulness I surely believe you need to leave the sport hence Serena,Clijsters and Mauresmo had the last laugh against her and they were all in finals, 2006 Wimbledon, 2010 Brisbane and 2010 Ao.
She robbed Mauresmo by giving up….? 😄
Are you for real, dude?
She had ability to win not robbed that your attitude was sick
@@carrerau7138 she was getting her ass kicked and didn’t want to lose 6-1 6-1. So yes it was a way to rob her of a regular victory.
How did Henin cheat?
@@CoolAce1 just some crybabies
Henin showed what a cheat she was @13.27 when she had her hand up to stop Serena serbing. The Umpire didn't see it and Serena didn't get her 1st seve back
Le revers à 10:36 est d’une beauté🤌🏼
So close ❤
So many god mode...unbelievable 👍👍👍
The hand stays forever in JH’s career, I hope she heard something called the Camera 😂
So embarrassing she had to cheat to win.
@@TheSportslover2010 What cheating did she do?
@@TheSportslover2010you really think not having a first serve on one point changed the outcome of the match?
@@anfevepait was a crucial game, I think it affected the match though it shouldn’t have for Serena.
@@arslaanpasha333413:24
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂
Serena was so pretty. We did her wrong.
Now let's be honest I do believe that Justine is one in a million with a tiny little physique but it packed such a punch and let's not forget about the flawless ground stroking and the impossible backhands that come from nowhere. TBH we have to be sportsman like right at 2-4 in the third she was very unsportsmanlike by putting her hand up and did not own what she did. Let's not forget that we've already seen this with a lot of other players with Serena but I'm just going to call out Justine and Jennifer capriati
Very true
Сейчас нет теннисисток подобного уровня. Но Хенин напоминает мне Святек.
Нет помню хнгас😊😂❤
Henin had a good serve she saved lots of break points when it mattered with the serve
Loved Justine
Henin brilliant
Phenomenal match. Goes to show, at least in part, how insanely hard it was to get shots past Henin that Williams would try that drop shot at 40-AD in the 9th game of set 3. Thinking maybe she won't expect this and I MIGHT get one she can't get to. But it was Henin- rabbit quick for a tennis player, and the best vollier in the WTA in her time.
the only mistake Serena made her was to be scared of the Henin backhand… she literally looked like she was feeding too much the Henin forehad which is an on and off stroke for Justine, some days it’s as explosive as her backhand some days it’s off….
What mistakes you'll make against me! Too many 😊😅😂❤
Shots sound the most soothing at Chatrier
Jelena said with serena , im not justin😂😂😂😂😂
No serena said that to Jelena.
I love Henin’s backhand….
on a clay major (i.e., Roland Garros), Williams just was not on the same level as Henin...
It' was not a break point. It was 30-0. The hand is a so lame excuse.
Henin is one of best Tennis player in Women's Tennis History
Class
Beauty of 2000s
Henin literally cheated in this match and people are really gonna say this is the match that turned them into a Henin fan? 23>7
That’s the match that made me dislike her. And she confirmed big time with her defaulting during AO2006 final against Mauresmo. But both Serena and Mauresmo had the last laugh at Wimbledon 2006 and AO 2010.
Henin no tuvo ni la mitad de la carrera de Serena, es por eso qué Serena Williams pudo ganar 23 grand slam. Serena jugó durante más de 20 años, en cambio Henin no jugó ni 10 años
@@jujumusique1305 And on the other hand (!) people like you have no problem with a certain other player threatening and insulting her opponents, umpires and lines women….
Hypocrisy on steroids.
He in obviously was wrong on 1 point, but I would take her over Serena who was to me one of the sorest losers on tour. Look how acted when Osaka won her 1st Slam at the US Open? Disgraceful.
How did she cheat? I watched the match.
Magnificent Justin henin❤❤❤❤❤
Cheated and lied about it
El revés de HENIN es una obra de arte!!!
Henin the cheater = holding up hand while Serena served, then Henin denying it to steal point from Serena at crucial moment in the match, turning the crowd and match in Henin's favor
The hand
Yes, the hand signals serena got during the us open vs. osaka. Is that the hand you are referring to?
Every time SWs opening serve was Slider wide , its infuriating so few players caught on to that
👏👏👏🎾❤️ Que de beau souvenir
The GREAT Henin
Jh had one of the best looking backhands in both men and women tours, but her behavior on court was questionable to say the least. I had the fortune to officiate one of her matches as a linesmen when she was starting to explode in the rankings (Portugal), and I can tell you this: she had no problem using whatever antics she could to win a match. Unnecessarily though.
Compared to Serena Henin was an angel.
@@carrerau7138 delusional
@@JCole-fg3rr Don't waste your time on him. He is always passing negative comments about Serena Williams in most of her videos. For someone who seems to hate Serena so much, I wonder how he finds the time to watch her videos. People would always believe what they want.
@@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 thank you for letting me know. I can’t stand people like him. Let us enjoy the Queen in peace!
Serena wasn't exactly a paragon of sportsmanship. She bullied players and officials all throughout her career. And when things didn't go her way it was always...... Racism
SW shouldn't hit the serve if she saw the hand. That serve was hit as if SW didn't see the hand. Maybe she only saw it after she swung.
The beat one handed bh in female tennis 🔥💪🏻
Henin was an athlete
Annoying crowd. Unbelievable
How many GS did Henin win?
7
Милашка Жюстин❤
imagine if Graf had that top spin backhand
What a brilliant performance of Henin. She showed how to play Serena best: by moving her and using the court perfectly. Her backhand was the most amzing in womens tennis. Sad that Hening quit the game so early. She could have been the big rival that Williams never had.
Justine tried to make a comeback but got mopped by Serena
@@darob20 Justine owned Serena at her best. Her career wasn't that long because she didn't cheat using TUE like Serena.
@@TheRuTrue and Venus owned Justine. Her career wasn't long because she only had one peak her entire career, 2007.
@@TheRuTruespeaking about cheating; it’s very obvious from this match at 13.24 Set3.
@@TheRuTrueOwned her? Maybe on clay. Serena still led their head to head; and most of those wins on clay.
I NOTICES THE SUPPOSINGLY SPORTSWOMAN LIKE PERSON..............S.WILLIAMS......DID NOT SHAKE HANDS WITH HENIN AFTER LOOSING HER MATCH.....IN THE END...HENIN HAD MORE SHOT ARIETIES.........AND AGAIN SHOWED WHAT SINGLE HANDED BACKHAND IS REALLY A MATCH WINNER
Henin denied that she raised her hand when williams was serving
Where is her sportsmanship?
Justine did not really dominate the clay! She was not able to win Wimbledon so I will give it to Serena when it comes to whoever is a better player.
Justine won 4 French Open titles, what do you mean she didn't dominate the clay? lol
Haha 😂 you will give it Serena when it comes to who’s the better player? Joke of the century. There’s no better player than Serena in women’s tennis in the modern era 😂 she single handedly dominated women’s tennis and there wouldn’t be anyone coming close to her achievements. Henin is an amazing player with great technique. Probably one of the better players on clay, otherwise there’s no comparison with Serena lol
@ssds86 You forgot to mention that Serena is the only player on the world who got on the court drunk trying to play doubles at Wimbledon😂😂😂
@@narcyznarcyz-uv4td aren’t u such a hater, she wasn’t drunk she was sick running temperature. U think she could just getaway being drunk especially at Wimbledon lol the fines would be outrageous! Have some sense
@ssds86 Have you ever played tennis drunk??? I Did and all my partners were drunk too. playing just doubles. .And we are high quality players .We were doing exactly the same thinks she did on court . So do not tell me she had hight temperature.. it is total BS. But People who treat her as a icon use any excuses just to protect her image and nothing is going to change they mind ..