05/09/2007: A turbo charged Justine knocked down tennis superstar Serena Williams in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night 7-6 (7-3) 6-1. The Belgian tennis queen silenced the anxious crowd and doubting American critics with tremendous shot making, and champion's poise. Justine now leads their major head to head record 4-2. "I played a very good tiebreak. Playing Serena is very exciting for me. I had a great night and the atmosphere was just fantastic. I am very happy about my second set, I took all my opportunities, I returned better and am very happy tonight. I hope I can just keep going." - JUSTINE ꘊ Justine arrived in New York for the great matches, and none is bigger than taking on an American at Arthur Ashe Stadium in the US OPEN. Unlike at other majors around the world, the US OPEN isn't coy about traditions or decorum. Everything at this tournament is bigger, brighter, louder, and richer. It's tennis, Las Vegas, Hollywood, Wall Street, Madison Avenue and broadway all rolled into one. The build-up for this quarterfinal could not have been less blatant. Tension soared sky high as the day session Djokovic match pushed back the start time for the night session an hour. Thousands of spectators waited outside of Arthur Ashe Stadium to enter. Instead of starting the match when the evening ticket holders were seated Justine and Serena came on court as people slowly packed the sold out stadium. The first game began with seats half filled. But Justine didn't seem to notice anything beyond the tennis court as she broke Serena, and won her own service game racing off to a 3-1 lead. Serena's A+ serves, and groundstrokes levelled things quickly, yet both players seemed chained by the occassion. Free swinging wasn't seen by either player until the tiebreak when Justine unleashed herself with an array of dazzling shots to break the famous Williams serves. In surpreme style Justine won the tiebreaker 7-3. The rage of Serena Williams could be felt from high above Arthur Ashe Stadium, but Justine simply continued her merry way in the second set with sizzling passing shots. Everything Serena tried was answered by Justine with speed and percision. There was no threat or dread of a Williams comeback. Serena looked beat from 3-1 as Justine picked up the tempo once more to close in for match points. Final score 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 in 1 hr 37 mins. --

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