
Weapons: Playing crazy aggressive, perfect on grass this year, returned for this tournament.
Weaknesses: Crazy aggressive style a bit out of her comfort zone, lacks a bit on the power side, second serve an asset.
There were a lot of questions for Justine when it came to Roland Garros. Just how far was she going to go? The fact of the matter was that she didn’t return to win that tournament. She returned for this one. Her crazy aggressive style has been effective at times, and out of her comfort zone at others. Regardless, she’s proven herself on grass this year and in years past, and still remains a front runner for her one elusive slam.
[...] 1. Venus Williams 2. Serena Williams 3. Kim Clijsters 4. Maria Sharapova 5. Justine Henin 6. Li Na 7. Jelena Jankovic 8. Caroline Wozniacki 9. Nadia Petrova 10. Aravane Rezai 11. Shahar [...]
But losing at the French Open means players believe that they can beat her. Yes, she lost to Stosur after playing an epic with Masha but she still lost. Even if she returned for Wimbledon, just like for Rafa, I think doing something of note at the French was essential for her to go real far. I feel like she is still finding her mental footing and the added pressure of playing the title she wants would probably not help that.
I agree that players are more confident in their ability to beat JH 2.0. She has shown inconsistency in her matches. Sheis having to play a lot of three set matches and she is not built to maintain that kind of match play physical and seemingly, mentally