Henin-Hardenne eyes clean sweep By Piers Newbery Justine Henin-Hardenne arrives in London looking for a first Wimbledon title that would complete the Grand Slam set - just like last year. Twelve months ago, the switch to grass proved too much for the Belgian following two gruelling weeks on clay. One of the favourites for Wimbledon in the wake of her second French Open win, she was the victim of the first major shock of the championships at the All England Club when she lost to Eleni Danilidou in the opening round. Coming hard on the heels of her mastery of clay, the defeat suggested Henin-Hardenne would always struggle to master the dramatic shift from Parisian clay to British grass. But she is back, as determined as ever, and convinced that she has the weapons to prosper on the faster surface. "What I like on clay is that I have a lot of time and there are long rallies, so I can build my points," the 24-year-old told BBC Sport. "On grass, I know I'm quick and I have good hands, so I know I can play well, but I need to switch to the fact that I need to play two or three shots. How many long rallies do you have on a grass court? "I just need to adapt my game: serve and return are very important for sure, using my slice the best I can and covering the court. I need a little time to get used to it because it's a big difference. "Mentally you need to be strong because you have to be patient. You know that some times you're going to have a bad bounce, sometimes it can be slow or with the slice it can be very, very fast, so you need to be ready for this. "It takes a few days to not get frustrated any more." Having retained her French Open title earlier this month - this time without dropping a set - Henin-Hardenne chose this year to join the high-quality field in Eastbourne as preparation for Wimbledon. "It was hard for me last year," said the Belgian, who has won the French Open three times (2003, 2005 and 2006) and also triumphed at the US Open (2003) and Australian Open (2004). "I was injured and my hamstrings were hurting a lot, and on grass that kind of injury isn't good. "Last year at the French I had pretty tough matches - three of my first four were three sets - so I lost a lot of energy. "But winning a Grand Slam is tough because there is a lot of tension during the whole tournament. The hardest part is not on the court; I won all my matches pretty easily this year. "It's when you're waiting for your matches... the pressure, you want to win, and emotionally it's very, very intense, so it's harder to recover from that than physically. But the situation is very different from last year, that's for sure." Her impressive progress through the draw at Eastbourne was evidence of Henin-Hardenne's relative freshness this year as she attempts to become just the sixth woman to win all four Grand Slam titles during her career. "Winning major titles remains the most important thing for me and winning my fifth one at the French means a lot of things for me," said Henin-Hardenne. "Not a lot of people won all the Grand Slams and the Olympic Games, so for sure it would be a great achievement in my career." She has been so dominant on clay in recent years that it is easy to forget that Henin-Hardenne has a good record at Wimbledon, reaching the final in 2001 and the semi-finals in 2002 and 2003. On each occasion she was stopped by the Williams sisters but Henin-Hardenne remains convinced she can compete with the big hitters on grass. "I think I have good qualities in my game to play against them, even on grass," she said. "I prefer clay, it's my best surface and where I get my best results, but I've had very good wins on grass too. Wimbledon is a tournament where I almost always play well but I need some confidence on the grass right now "I've beaten Monica Seles and Jennifer Capriati, so it means I can play well on this surface, but I just need some confidence and some wins right now." And for a player who admits she finds it hard to sleep because of the pressure during Grand Slam fortnights, maybe it is no surprise that she is keen take some of that pressure off ahead of the biggest tournament of the year. "Wimbledon is a tournament where I almost always play well but I need some confidence on the grass right now," said Henin-Hardenne. "It's a goal for me in my career but it wouldn't be the end (if I didn't win it). "It's another motivation and a great challenge for me but it wouldn't be the end if I didn't win Wimbledon one day." -- 看得出来赢下温网是他接下来最重要的目标.... --

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