Justine Henin-Hardenne Quotes (75 Quotes)

I think my coach is going to tell me tonight that sometimes I'm too much in a rush, that I want to finish the points too early probably, and I have to build my point a little bit more just to go on the right shot. They like to play the same rhythm all the time. I can use my slice pretty good, much better than I did in the past. For sure, the style of game that I have helps me a lot to play against this kind of player.

I wasn't moving well and I wasn't feeling well physically on the court. I was running a lot and was behind my baseline the whole point and it's difficult to win like this. I haven't had the best preparation the last few weeks with my injuries and it's not easy to be in a good rhythm. It's a difficult time for me right now but I'll have to be patient.

I focused on being aggressive. She's a good player and I just had to fight a lot. I'm very pleased with the way I played and now there's just one more match tomorrow.

The past four months have been challenging. I have worked hard to try and get back onto the court as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, however, my body just needs more rest. The only thing I can say is that I wish everyone the best of luck in San Diego and Montreal. I love both of these tournaments and hope to be back there next year.

I got tight and was thinking about my injury and things got worse

I'm not going to retire in two or three years, that's for sure.

I'm just trying to enjoy the moment, winning another title, the first one in 2006. I have to recover quickly and then get ready for next week.

Maria put a lot of pressure on my serve in the first half of the match. I then decided to stand one step up and hit more towards the center of the court and into her body. That cut down her angles a bit.

I was coming into Australia to get my confidence back and the rhythm of competition. I'm surprising myself a little bit. It's been very quick for me.

Kim was just better today, ... It was difficult for me after such a tough match in the semi-final.

I'm still very concerned with some problems I have with my body now.

From where I'm coming from, I've been injured for such a long time, it's great to be back in the semi-finals.

I was feeling so sick and I couldn't stay longer on the court. I'm sorry I couldn't find a little bit more.

I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to come here. That's for sure my biggest victory, to be healthy, being on the court. I just enjoy that so much.

I think it was a great match. That's the only thing I can say because it's been very intense physically and mentally. Maria played a great match - the best I've seen her play in a long time. It was tough, very intense, even in the third set. But I'm very happy the way it ended, for sure.

It's been tough for me to be injured for such a long time, and then coming back in my first Grand Slam, being again in the final, I think it's just an amazing feeling. I really enjoy that right now.

I'm going to try to prove on the court that I'm a part of the players who can go to the end of the tournament.

The conditions were pretty difficult today and worse yesterday. But I did serve a couple of double faults. But when my first serve is in I win a lot of points, so I need to be very focused on that and I'm sure I'll serve better, I hope, next match.

They just told us two minutes before walking on court. So at the beginning, I think it was tough to get used to it because it's pretty different conditions. But I think it was much better for both of us and for the crowd also. It was very, very hot today. It was very humid. That was the hardest for both of us. It was pretty hot at the beginning and then started to cool down a little bit after one set.

It was very emotional. I thought I couldn't close the match in the second set, in the third set I felt the crowd give support to Kim,

She was playing well and she put a lot of pressure on my serve in the first few games of the match. I wasn't aggressive enough. Then I started to play a little bit better. I kept fighting in the second set, but she was just better than me at that point. She took the opportunity. Too many ups and downs from my side to consider winning the match.

It's pretty sad when you always have the same player winning. I think it's very exciting for all the players now that we arrive at a tournament and there's no way you can say, 'She's the favorite.' That's very good for all the players, that's good for the crowd, the press, the tour. Everyone is happy about the fact that you never know who's going to win.

I started very well. Even when she came back after a break in the first set, I think I was very consistent, won a lot of points with the forehand. I was up 2-0 in the second and lost a little bit of energy and aggression. She took all the opportunities. She was serving much better, came to the net much more often.

It's great, but tomorrow is another day, another situation and another good opponent.

What I think right now doesn't matter. We will see that on the court. I think I'm ready for this.

It's a great victory for me.

For sure, I was in a bad position and I couldn't find a solution...but I just tried to stay focused on every point. I felt that she was nervous to win, she was a little bit scared to win this match. At that point I was very calm because I knew I just had to play each point and stay focused.

I think I was dominating the match. I was up 6-2, 5-2, then I lost my concentration a little bit at that point. That cost me the second set. I really helped her to come back in the match.

I think for me it's much harder to play my first rounds where I have a lot of pressure, where I have to win. I'm more comfortable when I know I'm going to play a seeded player. It's going to be a good test for me.

I was moving great, I've been very powerful. I have four matches here before the Australian Open. I hope I can keep it going this way.

I'm not afraid of anyone, but sometimes I'm afraid of myself. The mental part is very important.

She played really well, and I wasn't at my best. I missed a little bit of confidence, so you play more neutral, more in the middle than going for the winners.

It was a sober sport decision. I could not train for a month after Roland Garros. I played tournaments after that, but that was playing for the sake of playing.

Im feeling very disappointed and frustrated for sure to end the tournament this way. I am feeling sorry for you guys for it to end this way for sure. Im very sorry about that. I had an upset stomach and could not continue. It is frustrating to end this way for sure. I want to congratulate Amelie because she waited so long to get a Grand Slam title.

That's what I love in tennis -- the competition and the tension. It helps me to be 100 percent.

I don't think I was at the level I was at the French Open or the other times I played her, but Mary played well,

I think we know each other very, very well, ... It's always been a motivation for both of us to see the good results of the other. So I think it's great for Belgian tennis that we are back at the same time.

I had control of the match in the first set. I was playing pretty well and then I lost a bit of my concentration for a few games. Then the match turned completely and she was having control of the points.

I am happy with the start of my season. That I am looking for a new start here is too strong a word.

I think Kim played pretty solid, very consistent. But the conditions were difficult. ... I'll have another chance. My main goal remains the U.S. Open.

I was playing pretty good in the first set then 'til 5-2. Maybe I thought too early that the match was over. Just for one game I lost my concentration, and the match turned completely.

The beginning of the year, I've been very consistent. I won a lot of matches. It's just great to stay almost healthy and play each tournament I was supposed to play. So I hope it's going to keep going for me like this. The main goal is to stay healthy. It's my biggest challenge right now.

I wasn't feeling that great on the court. Not very comfortable. I didn't know her at all and it took me almost a set to get used to her game. There was no rhythm in the match. I was doing the mistakes and the winners. That's not the kind of game I like. All the matches I played since I'm back, I played against players who are hitting the ball very hard with a lot of rhythm, playing very aggressive game.

That gives confidence, that gives security that I built my own family, ... That's very important that I have the support of my husband, who is traveling not all the time, but to a lot of tournaments.

I keep saying that I need matches, I need confidence, I need just to take the rhythm of the competition again, especially in Grand Slams.

When I woke up this morning I knew it was going to be hard, because it was very difficult to hit the ball hard and be aggressive,

It's going to be like that, I think, for my whole career. It's the way I am and the way I act. It's going to be very hard for me to change that in the future. My sensitivity helps me to do a lot of great things, to achieve great goals, but sometimes it gives me a little bit of trouble.

I am really disappointed for the tournament organizers, the fans and of course myself, ... I was looking forward to playing in Antwerp for the first time since becoming No. 1 in the world and wanted to show the fans what I'm capable of. It's really unfortunate.

I couldn't get excited on the court. When you love this so much, when you're on the court, when you have to save break point when you serve for the match, wow, you're just getting excited. I didn't have that last year when I was sick. I had to find something else.

It's going to be the next step, playing the number one player in the world. It's going to be a good test for me.