Serena Williams beats Justine Henin at the Australian Open

A great women’s singles championship final saw apparently injured Serena Williams win her 12th Grand Slam win in Melbourne 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 over newly returned Justine Henin. Henin battled hard but didn’t have enough to stop Williams. It was Williams 5th Australian Open win. The win moved Williams up in all time wins with the likes of Chris Evert and Billie Jean King but well short of the 24 championships held by Margaret Court. Williams accepted the trophy from the 67 year old Women’s tennis legend Margaret Court and then went on applaud Billie Jean King as her mentor.

Henin had won four of their six previous meetings at the majors, including three straight quarterfinal victories in 2007. About the free swinging Henin, Williams said, “She took me to the umpteenth level,” “She clearly hasn’t lost a step at all since she’s been gone.”

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