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Open And Shut Case
Serena, Venus and Justine Henin won the year's first three Grand Slams. After
Henin beat both Williams sisters en route to winning the second U.S. Open
title of her career, is there any question who the best player is this season?

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Henin routs Kuznetsova to win second U.S. Open title
ESPN.com news services
Updated: September 9, 2007, 12:51 AM ET

NEW YORK -- Top seed Justine Henin won her seventh career Grand Slam title on
Saturday, beating No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 in the final of the U.S.
Open. For Henin it was her second career U.S. Open title, and she now trails
only Serena Williams (8) for most major titles among active players.

Henin, who also won the 2003 Open, did not drop a set all tournament and
became the first woman to win a Grand Slam after beating both Williams
sisters along the way.

"This one is maybe the most important one. The quality I played in the last
few matches has been amazing, and it's a great feeling, because I had a tough
draw," said Henin, the 2003 Open champion. "I had a lot of things to prove to
myself. Not to anyone else, but to myself. And I did it."

Belgium's Justine Henin holds her U.S. Open championship trophy aloft -- the
world No. 1's seventh career Grand Slam title.

Four years ago, a representative of the main U.S. Open sponsor called her
"Christine." On Saturday night, CBS announcer Dick Enberg referred to her as
"Justine Henin-Hardenne" -- even though she dropped the hyphenated part after
separating from her husband at the beginning of the year.

That split was why Henin skipped the Australian Open; otherwise, she might
have another major title to her credit.

Instead, she'll have to settle for two Slams in 2007, including her fourth
French Open title in five years, shortly after reconciling with her estranged
father and siblings.

"The fact that I have my family back in my life helps a lot, for sure," she
said. "That gives me peace."

That French final was a rout, too, with Henin losing a total of three games
against Ana Ivanovic. Henin is making a habit of these lopsided title
matches: Kuznetsova's four games matched the fewest for a U.S. Open runner-up
in the past 31 years.

"The match was much closer than the score, for sure," said Kuznetsova, who
might have been trying to persuade herself, given that she is now 2-15
against Henin.

"When she plays her best game I have to play my best game. I didn't," the
Russian added.

And don't forget, Kuznetsova is hardly a nobody. She won the 2004 U.S. Open,
was the runner-up at the 2006 French Open -- losing to Henin -- and will rise
to No. 2 in the rankings Monday.

Still, the only help Henin needed was when she got a boost from a couple of
fans while she climbed into the stands to greet her coach after the match
ended.

Henin was simply spectacular, just as she was while defeating Serena Williams
in the quarterfinals and Venus Williams in the semifinals.

In the men's final Sunday, No. 1 Roger Federer will meet No. 3 Novak
Djokovic. Federer is aiming to become the first man since the 1920s to win
the American Grand Slam four years in a row, while Djokovic will be playing
in his first major final.

If it wasn't clear already, Henin has cemented her status as the No. 1 woman
in the game today.

Just how good has she been this year? She won a tour-leading seven titles
while going 50-4 at 11 tournaments.

Against Kuznetsova, Henin finished with a 25-11 edge in winners and saved all
six break points she faced, including three in the final game.

She showed off all aspects of her versatile talent, from volleys -- winning
the point on 13 of 16 trips to the net -- to passing shots on the run to
returns of serve, punctuating plenty of winners with fist pumps and shouts of
"Allez!"

There were similar displays against Venus Williams, more emotion than Henin
used to show on court -- something she attributes to being happier and
healthier these days.

Against Kuznetsova, Henin missed her trademark backhand on the match's first
two points, then went to work, taking nine of the next 10 points. Even when
she faltered, double-faulting twice in a row, she recovered to hold for a 4-0
lead, throwing her 5-foot-5, 125-pound frame into a 110 mph service winner
and a 98 mph second-serve ace.

Now that's gutsy.

"I'm really proud, not being that tall -- and I can compete and be the best
player in the world," Henin said. "Not a lot of people really thought I could
do it."

With things headed in one direction, a fan perhaps hoping for something more
competitive -- or wishing an American were involved -- yelled out, "Let's go,
Venus!"

She was long gone, as was her sister, while Henin broke a tie with Venus for
most major titles among active women and moved closer to Serena's total of
eight.

Yep, one more time, "Justine Henin" is being engraved on a silver trophy.

"When I was a little girl, I was dreaming of winning just one Grand Slam in
my career, and I've won seven," Henin said. "It's still hard to believe."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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