Justine Henin shares Serena Williams' secret
In an interview to The Quint, the former world no. 1 Justine Henin commented on Serena Williams' longevity. The American player has reached three Grand Slam finals in the last 12 months. Henin said: "The secret is the passion and the mental (strength). She wants to be there, she’s taking care (of herself) and that gives her the possibility to play longer but it’s really the mental part. With her daughter also, she wants to prove that she can come back, and when Serena wants something she usually gets it. It’s why she is so strong. Because she has the conviction, high confidence in herself and that’s what makes her a great champion. The level of the game kept improving but what I miss a little bit is seven or eight girls who are always in the quarterfinals, and you’re always sure that you’re going to see them, and that they fight together to have a higher concurrency."
Reflecting on her own career, Henin added: "It was my dream to win the French Open and when it happened, it was more magical than I could think. Then I won three more after that, and every time there was something else, every time the emotion was very different, every time I felt the Roland-Garros was my place, my home. And the connection with the crowd – they know tennis, they love tennis. And you feel the atmosphere over there is quite hot and quite electric. And that’s something that I really loved in Paris."
from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2Spp6ZX
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