Serena Williams vs Justine Henin | Wimbledon 2007 Quarter-final | Full Match 

She screamed but nothing came out!

Roger Federer / Justin Henin , the tennis was art.

Justlying Henin "packed an enormous punch with a slight frame" because she was on performance enhancers. She also Finally admitted what millions of viewers could see: That she cheated against Serene in that infamous French Open match. I'd rather hear "screaming" in a match than see brazen cheating! Btw, Serena had a proven better backhand than Justine. Serena officially hit more backhand winners than the alleged back-hand "specialist," Justlying Henin.

performance enhancers - where is your evidence Henin was a superb player and athlete and as described an artist pound for pound the best ever

@@sieraclayton1503 Let it go, Serenafan. let it go. Serenafans are the worst kind of fans one could ever stumble upon on the net. Vicious, loud and zero class.

Like a female Roger Federer style of game.

@@juster3.146 bbbbbb.

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@@juster3.146 or how about... roger federer is the male version of her? or how about... each similar to the other but without such strong comparisons?

Amazing at what she does . I don't think her strokes are comparable to fed at all. But what does that mean anyway! Just great to watch her take scalps with her massive bhand!

& a cheat too.

@@angel91485 lol no.

The Roger Federer of the women's game.

Dave eèeeeeèeeeeeeeeeèeeer,v÷÷÷ re ree44e ⅕

@@martydav9475 same feeling with me

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Maybe Roger is the male Henin. Henin had the most beautiful backhand.

Yeah true 💯

meh, this year Serena was her own problem, she got cocky after winning Miami and thought that she could show up and win any tournament and basically said as much in press. Meanwhile, Rodriguez had Justine going through intense trainings after she lost to Serena in Miami. The trainings were so intense that she was crying during them. So Justine's success against Serena is partly an increase in her level and a descrease in Serena's training.

@@co9971 Yes, Serena obviously decided to lose. If she hadn't decided, she wouldn't have lost

@@co9971 Maybe. Maybe not. Serena was handled with no issues this time.

gave her problems through cheating and ugly French and Brit crowds backing her and being ugly to Serena..Justine is no match to Serena in her top form,

Me too

Me too

glad she's gone

I am one the biggest Serena fans ever.... but from a tennis standpoint, Justine was BEAUTIFUL to watch. The backhand; the inside-out; the torque... Serena has always dominated with very simple strokes, simple strategy, nothing fancy tennis-wise, just a solid power game. But Justine....she had all the fancy. Female Federer. And yet more magical to watch than Fed imo because she did it with SUCH a small frame. Without question, the most impressive women's player i've ever witnessed, pound-for-pound (or kg-for-kg).

Marion Bartoli is a better Tennis player than Justin Henin and Serena Williams.

And on a per-reality basis, Serena is the greatest female tennis player of all time, while Henin isn't in the top 10.

Probably with help from drugs

@@regulusarcturus Of course, considering the longevity of Serena's career and the numerous titles she amassed, no one can deny that Serena is the greatest female tennis player of all time. Justine's career was much shorter, hampered by injuries, illness and motivational issues. But despite her small stature, she was able, thanks to her unparalleled technique, to rival more powerful players like the Williams sisters. In tennis literature, Justine Henin is often cited among the ten greatest female tennis players of all time. All it takes is an objective view to look at things. Serena's the greatest, but Justine's refined tennis makes her one of the greatest as well and is much more fun to watch than Serena's power tennis.

Regulus Arcturus I know I love the “per-kg basis” note as if at the end of the day extracting the most power out of your body is what determines who’s subjectively and objectively the greatest. It is very impressive the style of game that Justine used to achieve great wins, but it does not place her above someone else who was taller, faster, or stronger who won more titles just because they had greater advantages. I still think she doped, her retiring as number one in the world on the eve of the French while heading into her best major and what many consider her “home” major having grown up not far in Brussels, just always rubbed me the wrong way. She gives me very strong Lance a Armstrong vibes.

@@johnn.5033 its a known fact within the tennis circles (inside knowledge) that she was caught doping and she was given an ultimatum by WTA. She jumped before she was pushed.

most people did

@Tim Timote I preferred by far Amelie Mauresmo 's backhand...pure extension of her arm and she makes it look easy. AGA RADWANSKA had a pretty good arsenal of chiseled unbelievable angles and ability to return any shot from any sized opponent.

@@sanctuary70 Henins backhand much more natural flowing than Mauresmos imho....

Why is Barty among these?

Henin has never owned Serena Williams

@@keithpugh7538 Serena is 8-6 in their rivalry. In 2007 Justine beat Serena in all 3 slams they played each other in that year. I wouldn't say either player owned the other though.

@@keithpugh7538 She owned her that year, not all her career obviously.

well Serena came back from 0-6 in the Miami final that year to take the title. But yes in the final 3 slams of the year, Henin was at her career best and Serena was overweight and had no answers physically or tactically. I would put an asterisk that this Wimbledon win was a fluke given Serena had a tear in her calf AND a thumb injury where she had to hit one handed backhands and slice which are not her normal shots. Plus Henin choked in Wimbledon semis as, she herself admitted, she was afraid to face Venus in the finals. Henin never proved to be an all court player as she failed to win Wimbledon even once; Serena winning 7 times at Wimbledon

She didn’t “retire” per se, she quit because she knew there was no future in the game for her. Serena & Venus redefined the game to the point where players like henin became instantly obsolete. Graph came to the same conclusion: Better to run away than to face annihilation.

Mauro C she came into Wimbledon 07 off the back of her second Eastbourne title so she was playing well at this time

Hopefully they’ll save that for the final two rounds.

Serena v Venus 2003 & 2009 Finals would be awesome

they literally just premiered venus’ win over hingis.

Keegan Thorpe Oh, Boo Hoo.

Agree!!!

Her “grunts” were even embarrassing to watch. She was a complete weirdo and narcissist all the way around.

Justine was really Serena's greatest rival

@@anthonyyusef5897 Agreed and people forget she was the only player to really have Serena's number at a certain period of time ever.

Anthony Yusef - Nope, it is her sister Venus Williams

whats interesting is that serena would always beat henin 2 times a in a row but 2007 really hurt serena where she had 3 consecutive losses to henin. that hurt the head to head

And give serena credit , she has a +ve or equal to head to head against her chief rivals. she always finds a a way.

lol Yea, right!!

She told in interview , she was not mentally ready , she lost concentration in the match thinking about the fact Venus was waiting in the final.She proved mentally strong recovery by beating Serena and Venus back to back and win the US open that year

Well that's one way to look at it. Henin had a 3-2 record over Serena from February 2007 until March 2008, the best 13 month span of Henin's career in which she won 12 titles and had a 93% win rate. Serena on the other hand had a 78% win rate in those 13 months, only her 17th best season on tour. She was also injured at both Wimbledon and the US Open. So Henin at her absolute peak had a 3-2 record against a subpar Serena in her 17th best year.

@@regulusarcturus Funny how she's always injured when she loses.

@@regulusarcturus Well, Henin was in the worst shape of her life in 2008 and the year before she choked terribly in that Miami match.

Jeremy Redding no but she was very injured after RG of this year.

@@PoetryInMotionXxXx She wasn't in "the worst shape of her life" in 2008. She had 15 wins and 2 losses prior to her match with Serena in Miami 2008 including 2 titles in Sydney and Antwerp. Also, how did Henin choke the 2007 Miami final? Serena saved both match points by being aggressive and just raised her level and took the match away from her.

I'd say Wawrinka instead of RF...just my opinion

I'd give Federer the edge due to variety on the backhand side

Goat in cheat to win roland Garros 2003 was not cool.

@@siblingcat4765 LOL... Ofcourse he's a cheater that's how he won 20 slams, only a cheater can be so successful in your world, isn't it ?

get real, watch Federer vs Wawrinka matches, Federer avoids going backhand to backhand battles with Wawrinka. Nobody rips one-handed backhands like Stan, the man is a beast.

My vote for most graceful goes to Goolagong followed closely by Mandlikova.

She is the female Federer in my opinion. Obviously she doesn't have as many slams or accolades (Although still a great career), but just watching her on the tennis court, she reminds me of him.

and a cheater and shouting allez when opponents make an error. Yes very graceful

She wasn't very graceful when she cheated against Serena at the 2003 French Open...or against Kim at the 2004 Australian Open...or when she retired in the 2006 Australian Open and ruined Mauresmo's first slam win. Oh and she was disliked by almost everyone on the WTA during her entire career.

I think Steffi Graf was the most graceful with her stunning footwork and foot speed and even Roger Federer said he used to watch her for hours

Serena is not a cheat . she has never used the on court coaching during the WTA matches when its allowed cos she wants to win on her own. When Patrick was giving instructions, Serena cannot control what he does nor did she condone it. Henin is an out and out cheater full stop. How many times did we see Carlos give her instructions in this match?

@@olaraay Let me refresh your memory. At the 2018 US Open, Serena got a warning for receiving coaching, resulting in a code violation. She smashed her racket, resulting in a second violation and hence a point penalty. Serena then accused the umpire of being a thief, leading to a third violation. Yeah, Serena is a tennis role model. By the way, there's a difference between coaching a player and encouraging a player, which every coach does.

@@olaraay just they have eye contact is not the same

Being technically sound doesn’t win titles unfortunately 🤷🏾‍♂️. If that was the case Lindsay would’ve won way more GS than she did and I actually thought she was technically better than Justine.

Justine was a cheat; putting her hand up at the French Open and then denying it, causing Serena to lose her first serve. Serena has never done anything of the sort where she has actively cheated a player. Her character can be questioned in other ways though. However I’m glad when it came to the integrity of the sport, karma did it’s work. Justine never surpassed seven slams and never win Wimbledon and Serena totally eclipsed her. The end.

A beast literally

Agree about her backhand - a truly sublime stroke.

@@martydav9475 its beautiful, but not powerful

This is true and has always been denied by that player's fans.

if, could, would... Serena, the G.O.A.T

@@jamteachwil3078 i only care about Justine and not Serena, and for this, there's no if, could, would...

She beat Serena at three straight grand slams. How much better could she be?!

Peak henin > Serena

Thats because she was clearly injured! 2007 was a horrible year for Serena. She couldnt stay healthy

Serena leads their h2h 8-6. Henin never dominated Serena.

@@regulusarcturus She knocked her out of three Majors in 2007. That looks pretty dominant to me in the most important events that year.

@Ilya Kuryakin And 3 of those wins came in 2007, Serena's statistically 18th best season on tour and Henin's best ever season. Seles was 3-1 in Slam finals against Graf between 1990-1993 btw. Nobody ever beat Serena in 3 Slam finals.

​@@regulusarcturus.. that's because henin beat her 3 times!!!

Thiti Similikiti I agree and think beating Serena took something out her. Tennis is also a mental game.

Ya but bartoli won Wimbledon and made the final.that year...she was very good on grass. Very unorthodox shots.

I love that match! It's hard to find that one

Cant handle the power on grass...

Ilya Kuryakin that was very random

She was mine in Arthur Ashe in semifinals against Jennifer

Mzee 1084, glad to hear that Henin finally owned up. The hand incident against Serena was such a blatant lie, as if she didn't realise it was all captured on film.

The Clijsters incident was not a lie. It looked very out to me also. When a ball is 0.01 in it's an honest mistake.

@@networth00 Henin confessed that she knew the ball was in, otherwise I would agree that it was such a close call it could go either way.

@@Mzee1084 I don't think she confessed. The interpretation of what she said was off.

same

Oh well... serena has had the last laugh.

She lost in the next round to Bartoli, lmao. And then Venus won it all in the final.

That was a terrible call. The ball was out. It's a service box line on the opposite side of the center line. Add side serve has to hit add side box. The ball landed on the deuce box it's out

no false. Seles is best player not to win wimbledon

Seles is the best player to never win Wimbledon.

Seles

Agree, Henin retired too early 😢

Seles was better than Henin.

Henin lost to Venus 7 out of 9 times they played. She was never a problem to Venus.

Still a losing record 😁

@Ilya Kuryakin In Slams yes overall 8-6 SERENA

That’s sports

Totally agree.

Clijsters wasn't beating Serena at the slams and the other were driven into retirement by Serena.

I love the delusion... serena can only play who's in front of her. She didnt have time to worry about those quitters.. she was to busy winning.

@@monica012077 Henin retired because of injury, it had nothing to do with Williams.

@Ilya Kuryakin last time I checked, serena can only play who's in front of her. She was better than many players obviously.

She had an injured thumb and could barely hit her bread and butter shot

Who is Bradly?

I have todisagree respectfully

@@MarioGomez-kj5bc on what aspect?

Totally agree. Back then, the top players actually played like top players and were consistent. And they were never content with just winning one big tournament. They were always hungry to keep winning. Too many players today seem to be content if they win a big event, and don't refocus to try to win the next one. And they're commitment to tournaments is also suspect. So many times, we hear of a of a player giving a walkover for a SF or final in a warm-up tournament prior to a GS. The 'shock to their body' or a 'precaution'. Ugh.

Yes henin and Kim too fast goes retirement ...

Henin is not less powerful than Williams imo. Besides, 2007 Williams is not in a very good form whilst Henin is in her prime.

Heinz was not going to be beating the serena of 2010-2017..good effort by Justine but the game had gone up a level and after 2008 she was not at the top anymore hence her retirement

Haha. It just because serena was injury since vs Daniela Hantuchova but still she managed to took 1 set.

I liked Henin but at her prime ( 2009, 2010 , 2012, 2015) Williams would easily beat Henin in London. Her serve was out of this world all those years , wining so many easy points

2:04 Great Serve by Serena.

4:39 Great Forehand by Justin Henin

5:32 Great volley by Serena

5:56 Great Slics By Justin henin

7:58 good Shot forehand volley by Serena.