IN MOST RACKET GAMES....ITS NOT HOW BIG U ARE,,,ITS IS HOW YR RACKET HEAD SPEED IS...........BUT ON EQUAL SWING SPEED,,,,,,,,,HAING MUSCLES HELPS......AND SERENA IS FILL OF IT..........

Me too she was a classy player to watch. None like her…

she had the most success here, the clay court, because of the crowd, both the Belgian and French crowd antagonized Serena.

@@angel91485 bullshit

@@andreasmissiroli6915 I know right, they’re bullshit

@@angel91485It's the beauty vs the beast, intelligence vs force, grace vs heavyness. Every point Henin plays is smart and unexpected, Williams plays like a machine. In GS Henin leads 4-3.

100% agree!

Beautiful technique, but a cheater player

John Mc Enroe once said that technically she had the best single handed backhand of all players...men included...

the crowd was warm to her initially & .both of her complains wouldn't have affected her game if she just let it go..she should have known from the Hings debucle, that the RG crowd don't like complains even if you're right...she could have won that game.

I'm pretty certain it was a small Belgian won who 'overwhelmed' her, not the crowd. She played brilliantly for much of the match. It came down to just a few extra moments from Henin, esp. defensively. Anyone who wins 23 majors isn't letting the crowd cause them to lose this far into their pro career.

Yes in her game against Osaka in 2018, she really used the crowd to bully the opponent.

I suspect the pressure got to Serena too. She was going for her 5th grand slam in a row here and I think she was pretty frazzled. She only won 3 of the next 16 grand slams.

Especially since Henin cheated!

Agreed. With : Serena's serve, Graf's forehand, Henin's backhand, Navratilova's volleys, Hingis' tactics Venus' athleticism ... I quit my job to turn pro lmao 😅

​@@BOOMER751Sharapova s return

@@Marathilove13 I think Azarenka has a better return than Maria. Although Vika is less spectacular and doesn't go for return winners as much as Maria, I'd put Vika above Sharapova.

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Henin beat her at 3 different slams in 2007, and she won 2 of those slams. It was a good rivalry. Henin and Clijsters were the only two "real" rivals that Serena had in her carreer. And by real I mean that they could really be better than her consistently and in big occasions. All the credit for Serena's 2012 resurgence are given to muratoglou, but I think she was able to win a lot after 2012 because there weren't Kim and Justine (at their best) around.

​​@@milvao3400Better than her on big occasions? Kim beat Serena twice and lost 7 times. She only beat her once at a slam. Henin dominated Serena in 2007 mostly due to Henin playing incredible tennis and Serena not at her best because she barely played tennis in 2006. Both were incredible players, but Serena had other tough rivals like Venus and Capriati who I feel were bigger rivals than Clijsters. But it's clear that Serena at her best is better than all of them at their best except on clay in the case of Justine Henin. Henin is better than Serena on clay. And also they weren't at their best in 2012 because they couldn't compete with the younger players. Their bodies broke down. The fact that Serena could continue to dominate shows she was superior to them.

@@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 Venus shouldn't count because it's obvious that she's her biggest rival, due to the fact that she's also her sister. Tennis-wise Kim and Justine are the only players who didn't just beat Serena once or twice because they were lucky or because Serena wasn't at her best and/or underestimated them. That's my opinion because I watched the matches. Kim retired early and became a mother, otherwise she would have had more wins vs. Serena for sure.

​@milvao3400 There's no guarantee Kim could have won more matches against Serena. She retired in 2007 mainly because of injuries and also a desire to start a family, and that's not Serena's problem. Kim was also losing to the so called weak Era players like Azarenka, Kerber and Laura Robson as well as Sharapova in 2012. I don't see how she was going to be a threat beyond 2012. Her body could no longer handle the demands of tennis. Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are excellent players, but when Serena is playing at her best and without any injuries she's only vulnerable against Henin on clay. Capriati was a far tougher rival than Clijsters.

Serena would mop the floor with Graff 6-0 6-1, like she did with Sharapova at the Olympics 🤣

Graff has beaten Serena as well inspite of being in her twilight

@@akizaizinskii Is that before or after Sarena went on PEDs ??

@@binkyxz3 when did Serena go on PEDs? That’s news to me.

@@akizaizinskii It was revealed in Wiki Leaks that both Williams sisters took various PEDs and got secret waivers to do so from sports governing bodies. It was well before Serena had her first child. I don't have proof, but I speculate the PEDs could have contributed to her perilous pregnancy and delivery. Because she's pregnant now it will be interesting to see how it goes.

because it wasn't federeresque. just because a player has a onehanded backhand doesn't mean their game is similar to roger's. federer was an attacking player who relied on his serve to win buckets of points and on his immaculate timing to take the ball early and keep his opponents on the run for the few groundstrokes it took to put them away; his variety and volleys were a bonus, but it was that serve and the otherworldly baseline hitting that were his bread and butter. a lot of ohbh players are in the henin mould, which is a classic clay court style (federer struggled, relatively, on clay, and so people assume onehanders struggle on clay, when in fact the reverse is true: kuerten, henin, wawrinka, thiem, tsitsipas, suarez navarro, almagro, all at their best on clay), reliant on heavy spin and lateral movement (see henin slice balls out of the corners on both sides at full sprints and it's hard to believe this is 2003).

​@@akbarshahzad5780 people assume onehanders struggle on clay because they usally do, not only Federer.

@@wiggawiggum Since the year 2000, there have been 24 Roland Garros championships. 14 of them have been won by Rafael Nadal, who hits a two-hander. Three more by Novak Djokovic, likewise a two-hander. Of the remaining six, _only Juan Carlos Ferrero_ hits a two-handed backhand. Kuerten (x2 in this period), Costa, Gaudio, Federer, Wawrinka -- all onehanded backhands. Given the ratio of one-handers to two-handers in the game as a whole, that is a lot of overrepresentation for the supposedly weaker form! Earlier, you had Thomas Muster, who dominated clay courts despite playing against mostly two-handers. Then there are Thiem and Tsitsipas, players whose backhands work best on clay. Ditto Almagro and Gasquet, both of whom benefit (as do many one-handers) from the extra time clay affords them, time they can use to unfurl their big backswings. On the women's side, one-handers are much rarer, yet you have Henin with three titles. Yes, the high-bouncing ball can, in theory, pose a problem, but history shows that there is another side to the one-handed coin, and Federer's struggles against Nadal and other spin-heavy players have skewed the perception.

To say Federer « struggled » on clay is quite a take lmao, people should look up for the meaning of certain words

@@Fedthebest75 Relative to his work on other surfaces, yeah. Still the second- and then third-best clay-courter of his era. Obviously this is in the context of the conversation about onehanded backhands

So embarrassing she had to cheat to win.

​@@TheSportslover2010 What cheating did she do?

​@@TheSportslover2010you really think not having a first serve on one point changed the outcome of the match?

@@anfevepait was a crucial game, I think it affected the match though it shouldn’t have for Serena.

@@arslaanpasha333413:24

Pure power and only Serena could do that in women’s tennis

The thing is, she doesn't seem particularly rattled by it looking back at the incident. She seems to shrug it off and give an annoyed "whatever" gesture, as if she doesn't want to entertain the stupidity of the moment or something. I don't know, I always felt like the hand incident, while ugly, didn't define the match as much as people think it did. I think it really was the crowd getting into it. Mind you, that's not to excuse Henin for her lack of sportsmanship. I always admired her, but her desperate desire to win at all costs made her look ugly at times.

"Might have been an entertaining match"? Um... I would call this match more than entertaining.

@@niceguy1774 it was entertaining. I was sad the way Serena lost because it was a quality match. Far better than the matches we see these days in the WTA. Just wish the cheat moment hadn’t happened. At least Justine admitted and apologized a few years later.

Serena knew a thing or two about gamesmanship; hardly an innocent

@deedledave9826 Serena had this match. 3-1 up and serving, she played a very loose service game that gave Henin a break and hope. In the crucial moments toward the end of the third set she was a little tentative; Henin took full advantage. Serena was well-versed in gamesmanship; she was no innocent.

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Thanks for noticing that, I'm amazed at how unsportsmanlike the crowd is... Is it a racist thing? Henin clearly obstructed, yet the crowd are completely behind her

@@moo6672 It's because Henin was from the French-speaking part of Belgium. Either way, the crowd was poor.

Sareña was always either the victim or bully.

@@moo6672 Please, stop bringing up racism when it's clearly not the case. The French crowd doesn't like complain and sometimes every crowd misjudge what happens on the court and just start booing, that's what happened. They did the same thing with Hingis vs Graf. They were rooting for Henin for the most obvious reasons: she was the underdog, she played classic tennis and Roland Garros was almost like her home slam, since it's close to Belgium and there were probably lots of fans from Belgium up there. That's it.

@@milvao3400 white people and denying racism is a racist act on its own. How would you know what racism ix when you've never been a victim of it?

Absolutely

Justine won 4 French Open titles, what do you mean she didn't dominate the clay? lol

Haha 😂 you will give it Serena when it comes to who’s the better player? Joke of the century. There’s no better player than Serena in women’s tennis in the modern era 😂 she single handedly dominated women’s tennis and there wouldn’t be anyone coming close to her achievements. Henin is an amazing player with great technique. Probably one of the better players on clay, otherwise there’s no comparison with Serena lol

Justine tried to make a comeback but got mopped by Serena

@@darob20 Justine owned Serena at her best. Her career wasn't that long because she didn't cheat using TUE like Serena.

@@TheRuTrue and Venus owned Justine. Her career wasn't long because she only had one peak her entire career, 2007.

@@TheRuTruespeaking about cheating; it’s very obvious from this match at 13.24 Set3.

Compared to Serena Henin was an angel.

@@carrerau7138 delusional

​@@JCole-fg3rr Don't waste your time on him. He is always passing negative comments about Serena Williams in most of her videos. For someone who seems to hate Serena so much, I wonder how he finds the time to watch her videos. People would always believe what they want.

@@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446 thank you for letting me know. I can’t stand people like him. Let us enjoy the Queen in peace!

Serena wasn't exactly a paragon of sportsmanship. She bullied players and officials all throughout her career. And when things didn't go her way it was always...... Racism

I don't think so. European and especially the French crowd are interested in tennis. There were many reasons for the crowd being so much in favour of Henin. The French Open is somewhat Henin's home slam, being from Belgium I'm sure there were lots of fans from Belgium up there, Serena was world n.1 and the crowd likes to root for the underdog and finally Henin plays classic tennis, and crowds at the time, and especially Europeans, used to love this style of thennis which was rare and disappearing. And Serena had already taken out Mauresmo in the previous round.

Serena is lucky Justine had a career ending injury, she wouldn't have reached half of the GS she won with Justine still active.

Henin beaten Serena three time in a row in 2007 RG, Wimbledon and US open.

Serena is a victim. I say victim

@@QazzaF lmaoo walks over in a final like a fucking bitch by mauresmo. Serena got to strong and evolved for that shitty forehand and 1 handed backhand of henin’s réalisé no woman wants to play that faulty shot anymore?

@@Boymanjusri And a mother!

Would be interesting, but with Serena in her prime she would just crumble under pressure and brutal force. Interestingly Justine and Iga have very similar style of play, that would be a great contest to watch

@ssds86 By age 22 Serena had won one F.O while Swiatek has 3 at that age. Swiatek would dominate Serena on Clay but Serena would dominate in the other 3 Slams. Iga four Slams by age 22. Serena Six. If Iga wins the F.O she'll have four tieing her with Justine Henin. Iga #1 for 103 weeks. She'll probably move past Henin (117 weeks) this year and into 8th place. But unless her serve improves she could become the Nadal of women's tennis.

No lol, Serena would have had more but in trying to achieve that magic number she succumbed to pressure like 4 times post pregnancy return. She reached 3 grand slam finals. Lost Osaka, Halep Andresscue. She was leading Azarenka at US open semis and ended up losing. If she played her game as a game she could have won more. But there was the added pressure all the time

especially since she cheats!

i was 12 when i watched this match and i think it changed me on a molecular level lmaoooo the hand lmao. serena would've won this match. it was uncommon for her to have lost a match in a slam to a player who beat her the last time they played.

@@MAURGASM Serena lost three slam matches in a row to Henin in 2007. 🤣 Anyway, you want to tell us Serena lost that FO 03 semi final match because she wasn‘t granted another first serve??? 😄 You Serenatards are ridiculous, always, really always a cheap excuse at hand.

With the hand or not, Henin will win this match and slam. Nobody is stopping her

@@edgarfrancisregalado9588 really cuz this got to 7-5 in the 3rd with serena playing against a cheater AND a crowd against her on her worst surface and her opponent's best

​@@MAURGASM Djokovic always won when crowd was against him. Having a bad crowd isnt an excuse.

Nah, she was at her peak the year before

She was lucky to get a handshake after 13:22

Gracious after being robbed? You people sicken me🤢

Kept her head? She literally cheated and lied about. Serena owed that no lip having hoe absolutely nothing.

@@danielgeorgetheoneandonly robbed? Serena is always a victim! I am a woman, a mom, a black, how can you treat me like this??

@@Boymanjusri Justine clearly raised her hand you totally missed the topic….

That’s the match that made me dislike her. And she confirmed big time with her defaulting during AO2006 final against Mauresmo. But both Serena and Mauresmo had the last laugh at Wimbledon 2006 and AO 2010.

Henin no tuvo ni la mitad de la carrera de Serena, es por eso qué Serena Williams pudo ganar 23 grand slam. Serena jugó durante más de 20 años, en cambio Henin no jugó ni 10 años

@@jujumusique1305 And on the other hand (!) people like you have no problem with a certain other player threatening and insulting her opponents, umpires and lines women…. Hypocrisy on steroids.

He in obviously was wrong on 1 point, but I would take her over Serena who was to me one of the sorest losers on tour. Look how acted when Osaka won her 1st Slam at the US Open? Disgraceful.

How did she cheat? I watched the match.

She robbed Mauresmo by giving up….? 😄 Are you for real, dude?

She had ability to win not robbed that your attitude was sick

@@carrerau7138 she was getting her ass kicked and didn’t want to lose 6-1 6-1. So yes it was a way to rob her of a regular victory.

How did Henin cheat?

​@@CoolAce1 just some crybabies