Henin was such a treat for the eyes, she was able to execute all shots (especially that legendary one handed backhand) with great elegance, no wonder she was called the Federer of women's tennis. Miss her very much.

Henin's backhand is a poetry in motion..

Justine had such a beautiful style - Federer-like. Elegant and powerful. One of my favorite players ever!

Such a pity Clijsters and Henin retired as early as they did in 2007 and 2008 respectively. With the two Belgians and the Williams sisters playing longer, we would have been spoiled with great tennis rivalries.

I wish Henin continued to play longer.She is such an amazing player.

Henin played like an atp player, her shots, her movement and variety

Justine Henin was a brilliant player. The semi against Venus was terrific too

How i missed the 2000’s women’s tennis. During this golden era women’s tennis was so much more competitive and exciting to watch. There were so many tennis greats in the field such as the William Sisters, the Belgians, Davenport, Capriati, Sharapova, Mauresmo etc. All of them were so consistent in their ranks ans skills as well. Looking at women’s tennis right now, i barely know who is who is competing. Today it’s normal to see a nobody wins a gram slam and then next day she just totally disappears. One word: boring.

They talk about henins backhand but look at the forehand it's big powerful and versatile she often dominates with the forehand look at the power she generates with the forehand

perfect, perfect, perfect Justine Henin! Backhand by one Hand so perfect

Henin was my favourite player! So much elegance and power in that tiny frame!

I remember watching this live back in my day 😊

To me there is Federer in the Men's circuit and then Henin in Women's - what elegance !

Cant get enough of Justine's backhand. My favorite shot in all of tennis history.

Oh wow....seeing Justine in the year 2022 shows how (relatively) unattractive womans tennis became IMHO...no top player of today comes close to Justines technical skills in my eyes...to me its a bit like watching prime Federer - but this time the womans version - so elegant...just beautiful to watch...

Justin Henin was pure talent, class, elegance! A joy for the eyes to watch her playing ❤🎾🔥👏💪🏆

What a player! I wish she continued playing. She was the only player who could dominate a prime Serena! I believe she was the only player Serena feared! She could have easily won as many if not more grand slams than Serena! This shows talent alone isn't enough it has to be backed by luck and other factors! I think she played the backhand better than Federer; she had more variations in that shot! What a woman Justin Henin was!

Such a shame Justine retired so young She was fantastic

Henin was great to watch play!

Justine Henan backhand shot is classic i think I'm watching this clip because of it awesome 😎

Henin the most exciting player to watch in women's tennis ❤😊

Justine Henin was the most skillful female tennis player ever. She was truly brillant.

More classic Extended Highlights pls!!

Henin is power+talent+handskills.she just kept serena off balance some serves of henin were so perfect just jammed serena really amazing smart play by henin

What a shame, I wish Henin had a longer career. She was a rare talent in womens tennis

Love this!!! Amazing match performance

great hitting by both..classic battle

Une grande championne Justine comme on en fait plus bravo pour ça belle carrière

Williams would've never gotten to 23 slams had she faced Henin throughout her career, unfortunately, Justine's career was cut short by injuries.

La mejor jugadora de tenis que he visto jugar , y eso que era pequeñita y con apariencia muy debil pero de debil no tenia nada elegante y letal con su reves a una mano , una derecha sin misericordia un saque poderoso a pesar de su baja estatura Aparte que en tierra era casi invencible , era un deleite verla jugar , lastima que no gano wimbledon , y muy inteligente para jugar Cuando habia que pegarle fuerte lo hacia y si no pues aplicaba la sutilesa femenina , un encanto su tenis , en mi olimpo del tenis femenino siempre estaras en lo mas alto , y si no se hubiera retirado tan jovencita para dedicarse a ser mamá no se cuantos grand slams mas hubiera seguido ganando , justin henin harden con su retiro junto a kim klijsters les dejaron servida la mesa a las 2 hermanas willians Pero eso ya es otra historia , JUSTIN ERES LA MAS GRANDE !!!!

Justine Henin and Kim Cljsters were two Belgian players who held back the Williams, especially Henin represented a stone in the shoe for Serena Williams.

Henin is pound for pound the best tennis player of the last 30 years. Male or female.

what an amazing player Justin, beautiful and aggressive tennis like Federer

Justine was a unique player like Roger. Same beauty and success in the gane

Justine, Serena and Venus are the best three players of their generation!! Great upload!

So much power in such a small frame. Pound for pound the hardest hitter ever in women’s tennis.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Love Justin .😊

Thank you Justine Henin " Allez !'

Justine Henin! oh my

Justine was an amazing player, probably the best when it comes to overall skills. Which is also why I respect Serena so much. Justine retired because she couldn't keep that level of game. Serena stayed, even if there were periods where she couldn't compete with the best, and then she became the best ever. Tennis is gonna miss her so much.

It's such a pity that Henin retired so early. Her tennis is a beauty to watch. If she stayed a bit longer, she could have still dominated the women's tennis.

Serena was sure glad Henin retired prematurely. She gave her so much humiliation and nightmares.

Justine Henin no doubt was at her imperious best in 2007 where she beat Serena in the quarters at the French, Wimbledon and the US Open. She made Serena looked so slow, sluggish and clueless. Justine won both the French ( hattrick and 4th overall )and the US Open that year and only miss out of the Wimbledon at the semis stage, where she was upset by Marion Bartoli in a stunning 3 setter. And even in the year before that in 2006, Justine had entered the final of all the 4 major events that she competed in, something which the great Serena Williams has not been able to achieve during her stellar career.

The best women's tennis player with one of the most complete games - Justine Henin.

Magnifique ❤❤❤ Justine

Serena Williams is the GOAT, but Justine's tennis was brilliant. She surpassed her stature handicap (1m67 and 57kg) thanks to pure talent, agility and creativity. Like no one else, she made the most of her abilities. No one had a more extensive range of strokes at their disposal. Billy Jean King called her the best player of her generation, Martina Navratilova said she was head and shoulders above the competition. John McEnroe said her tennis was the most beautiful to watch and described her backhand as the world's best, men and women combined. I miss these exciting tennis times because, let's face it, women's tennis today is boring.

Justine is so amazing 🤩

The usual US commentator bias. Serena then Henin. Justine was half the size, yet still managed to overcome such a disadvantage with brilliant strokes and shot making.

That was a demolition in the second set. Amazing performance

Henin showed you can be smaller than average in physical size but still win from talent, hard work and nerves of steel. She virtually threw her body at the groundstrokes in order to hit as hard as the bigger ladies and of course she had a great single handed backhand which is even rarer in the women's game than the men's game. To me the most graceful female player ever was Hana Mandlikova who seemed to glide around the court and who also had a beautiful single handed backhand. She made tennis look effortless and when she was in form it was a thing of beauty on the court. Mandlikova won 4 Slams in the era of Evert and Navratilova and was a top player for over a decade but not quite as successful as Henin who won 7 Slams.

such a tough and talented player Justine Henin. She gave a lesson to Serena Williams that day.

What type of raquet did henin use in this match?

compare this generation to what we have now :(

I love how when Williams foul-mouthed Justine before a point, she got served a blistering winner haha !

If only Henin and Clijsters not quit so young, the trajectory of slams would've likely been a tad different.Taking nothing away from Serena, she was brilliant too. Venus too was from from her best with Sjogrens.

Justine, she is the one.

She is the true all rounder. Federer was essentially a serve and forehand player compared to Henin.

Justine always had Serenas number, and she knew it!

9:19

Justine henin.. best backhand...

Justine has one the biggest one hand backhand in tennis history..!!

Henin is a class of her own. What she lacks ib height and power, she makes up with intelligent play.

Ahí te das cuenta la diferencia abismal de serena con Justine.. serena solo fuerza y potencia, parece que tenía una mochila de 100 kilos.. a diferencia de Justine técnica, y buen tenis la movió por toda la cancha.. y dicen que serena fue la mejor jugadora en la historia ( femenina) del tenis.. habra ganado más torneos.. pero henin la pasaba por arriba..

Anyone think Ash Barty modelled her game on Justine’s?

If justine didn't retired so early she might had been the goat

No desayunaste este día linda!!! Un beso💋

Back when WTA was exciting

tecnicamente muita mais superior essa jogadora:Justine

Henin is better the Williams to be honest

raw power and athleticism vs technique and elegance.

The butterfly vs the bumblebee; henin hits were not as strong, but she certainly could MOVE better and thats her strong point. serena at this point was carrying 40 lbs too much, it slowed her down, tired her out, and she just couldnt get to the ball like JH could!

Henin was one of a tiny # of players who had a winning H2H against Serena in Grand Slams (with at least 3 matches played). W-L Henin vs Serena: 4 - 3 Capriati vs Serena: 4 - 3 Pliskova vs Serena: 2 - 1 Osaka (not 3 matches but deserves a mention): 2 - 0

Henin and Hingis were the only few girls who defeated both venus and serena in a grandslam

Justine lost only 32 games in the whole 7 matches, she went 2-0 all matches. Thats 2,2 games per set. Incredible.

Serena I'm most proud that you retired when you wanted too. The new next step is a great one. Can't wait to see you and Ms Olympia.

Henin hits the ball so hard for such a spindly woman

After. Hénin. Retire tennis. Is nothing

Beauty vs Beast, Grace vs Heavyness, Intelligence vs force.

To us true tennis lovers Henin was the GOAT of her era ... amazing skills did not rely on power or howling and other intimitation tactics to win a match (like the other one) and when she retired (the first time) /that was the biggest shock in womens tennis ever - If Henin kept going i can tell you the other one would not be at 23 slams as we speak

My favourite memory of Serena.

Great highlights! And any lip readers want to try deciphering what Williams was mouthing just after 9:18?

Powers n quality shots from that small body.. it's magical

Pasaste de largo, en que estabas PENSANDO? (🍩🍩🍩💭)

here you can see, gaining weight and power is not enough, she was to smart for serena...so great style..

Oh look Serena, an opponent who can actually run

Now that Serena is also retiring… 😢

We are the lucky generation who had the chance to witness the greatest rivalries of all times both in male and female tennis during 2000s Roger vs Rafa Serena vs Justine

Henin use to give Serena Nightmares !!!!

おめでとう！セリーナ

Justine beat Serena and Venus

Little girl versus a big one ....Lol!!! Imagine this was boxing...!

👍👍

Henin! At least know the names

I thing justin like iga swiatek

Serena champion

Only serene williams

the only one can beat serena

It proves one thing in tennis, being muscular doesn't help you in tennis at all...look how thin djokoviv and federer are.....it is all about quickness and precision and power of your shots

But they have faced each other 14 times and Serena has won 8 times

Henin by far the best female player with her technique ever, if taller , she would have been unplayable, womens tennis is now awful