29 Jan 2010

Henin exceeds own expectations at Melbourne

12:36 pm on 29 January 2010

Former world number one Justine Henin says she's exceeded her own expectations in gaining a spot in the Australian tennis Open women's final, where she'll meet old foe Serena Williams.

Henin thrashed China's Zheng Jie 6-1 6-love in Thursday night's semi-final, following Williams' tough 7-6 7-6 tussle with the sixteenth seed Li Na.

Henin says she's thrilled to have made it to her third final at Melbourne Park, and puts her convincing semi-final win down to a lot of hard work and determination.

Justine Henin last played in a grand slam final in 2007 where she beat Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova at the US Open.