http://www.henin-hardenne.be/bin/index.asp?lang=en ROLAND GARROS The Moment of Truth 09/06/2006: On Thursday Justine met her long time rival compatriot Kim Clijsters once again in a grand slam. To her many critics the semi-final match was going the way of Clijsters, but Justine proved otherwise by finding a purity and truth in her approach to tennis. She shares her thoughts about the semi-final, and the forthcoming battle on Saturday against Svetlana Kuznetsova for the big prize. You're favorite to win this here in Paris, Roland Garros. Does it mean anything for you? "I don't like to talk about the favorite because that's the paper, that's what you say. But on the court, it's another story. You have are in front of someone who wants the same thing that you want. In a Grand Slam final, it's different kind of pressure, different kind of tension - very special atmosphere. I don't know what's gonna happen on Saturday. I cannot predict that. I want to win this title for sure, like Svetlana wants to win it. That would be too easy to say what's gonna happen. I was really confident in Australia, then everyone knows what happened. Right now, I just want to stay focused on my job, on what I have to do, having good recovery - then have good preparation to get ready on Saturday." Last year when you beat Svetlana Kuznetsova, you talked after the match about being able to see the fear in her eyes, her inability to seize the moment and win the match. Do you believe she's a changed player now - a much more confident player than she was a year ago? "I can tell you I played her in Berlin just a few weeks ago, and we had a really tough fight. I really had to play well to win this match, and I know that she's gonna have a lot of motivation. She is a great player. She won a Grand Slam already. She has the experience. So it's going to be a tough one. I know I will have to be at my best level if I want to win on Saturday. We always had tough matches; especially on clay. She's very powerful, I think that helps her on clay court and especially with her forehand. She proved again today that she's a real fighter. She was down 7-5, 5-3 and she came back in the match, so it means that she wanted so much to be in the final. For sure she will want to win, and take a bit of revenge of what happened last year here." You've won in several cities. Paris is your first dream. The dream goes on or has it changed? "No, it's always, for me, very special to play well here in Paris. It's the place where I want to play my best tennis and where I want to win. So it's, yeah, that's like that, it's a feeling. I think it will never change. I've been lucky to win it twice in my career, and I hope I can go for a third one. But doesn't depend only of me." Can you explain what happened with Kuznetsova last year in the fourth round. You were leading then she regained control of the match in the second set, and even had matchpoints against you in the third. What happened? "Well, my statistics are fairly strong, but you can't base yourself on that. We're both going for it. It's a final of a Grand Slam. So the context is totally different. I've never played in that type of a situation, and these are all the best players on clay. It's somebody who is playing much better this year than last year, and she's shown it because her results are very consistent. I know that her motivation will be enormous. We have great respect for each other. We appreciate each other. It will be another great match, and we will have to cope with it properly, and this is going to be decisive for both of us." We (journalists) felt that you've already played your final. Are we wrong? "No, but I don't want to make any mistakes. This match was a very emotional one. In this type of a situation, sometimes you can have a lull, and I want to avoid having that now. I am not through. There's still a match to go. I have to prepare as well as possible. Of course you have to savor the victory and you can relax a little bit, but you have to be mentally very focused on the tournament because the important point will be on Saturday." -- 我相信Henin这次会拿出最好的状态 迎向第三座的法网冠军奖盃 allez!!!! --

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