WIMBLEDON

June 24, 2003

Justine Henin

MODERATOR: Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen, Justine Henin-Hardenne.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: I think I'm pretty happy just first that I can play, it's the most important thing, being on the court. Then the second issue is that I won. I think I was happy with the way I played - not only the game, but just the attitude. I kept fighting in the first set. She was serving well. I just said, "Okay, you have to keep your serve and try to be a bit more aggressive on the return." I did and I won the match.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: My injury problems is still bothering me, for sure. It's sore and painful. But, I mean, when I'm focused on the match, I can forget it a little bit more. It's just in the change of ends that I can feel it, so it doesn't matter.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: Yeah.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: My toss, especially in the backhand, sometimes the shock. So, yeah, it depends. But it's okay. I have good tape. You know, I'm pretty happy that I could play today. I think I'll be ready in the next round, too.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: Yes, I'm very happy about that right now.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: I think, you know, my only problem is that if I can't be focused a hundred percent on my match, I just don't want to play. So today I could be focused, I could forget my injury, and then I'll try to do it in my next match. It's very early to talk about the future of the tournament. I just want to be -- my next goal is going to be my next match, that's it.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: No.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: Yeah. Usually I could do whatever I want. I serve pretty good. So, I mean, it didn't bothering me a lot on my serve. It's just sometimes on the backhand. It's okay, I'll be ready.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: I think tennis is great like it is right now. I think it's good to have different kind of games and different kind of personalities in the Top 10. Tall girls, girls like me, I think it's great to have this differences. So I'm pretty happy. I think women's tennis is great right now. We don't want to change anything.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: I think I can compensate - I can be powerful when I want, I can be fast and quick on the court, I can move well. On grass court it's very important. But I believe in my chances, that's the most important.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: I think, you know, Wimbledon is very special for me. I think I had great emotions here in the last two years. I think that the crowd here is so respectful. I mean, it's great crowd. I like playing here. And I think I'll have great support, too.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE: It's a different crowd. This crowd is very respectful for the players. I have a lot of respect for them. I think they know tennis pretty much. So probably it's going to be a little different, but I hope I'll have this kind of support I had at the French.