ROGERS CUP

August 20, 2005

Justine Henin

THE MODERATOR: Questions for Justine, please.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: Oh, yeah, 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. It's going to be, I think, our first match since final of the Australian Open 2004. So it's a long time ago. I think it's very good for both of us. I hope we can play good tennis and give something good to the crowd.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: It was pretty strange. I think that I had some ups and downs in the match. I started very well. Even when she came back in the first set, I think I've been very consistent, won a lot of points with the forehand. I was up 2-Love in the second and lost a little bit of energy and aggressivity. She took all the opportunities. She was serving much better, came to the net much more often. When she broke me first game of the third set, I was a little bit scared at that point that it could be a quick third set. But it turned over. I could break back very quickly in the third set. That gave me a lot of confidence back. I think in the third set, I've been very, very consistent.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: No. I think that every match is different. And who knows what can happen. I mean, tomorrow's going to be another situation, another kind of match, and the best will win. I think Kim is in confidence for sure right now. She played so well in the last few weeks. She proved that here in the States on hard court she is probably the toughest player to beat. So it's going to be a tough mission for me tomorrow. I believe I can do it, but I'll have to play my best tennis.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: I think we are very different on and off the court. I think we have two different kind of personalities, probably totally opposite, two different kind of games. But many common points. We grew up very close from each other. We traveled a lot together. We were pretty close when we were younger, but we knew when you become professional, it's hard to keep the friendship. But we have a lot of respect for each other. Yeah, but it's a very different game and very different kind of persons.