Gamewatch: Williams v Henin-Hardenne

All the action as Justine Henin-Hardenne reaches the French Open final with a stunning three-set win over world number one Serena Williams.

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Final score: Williams 2-6 6-4 5-7 Henin-Hardenne

Third set

Williams 5-7 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne earns three match points when Williams makes an error off the return. She only needs one and when Williams sends another return wide Henin-Hardenne reacts with delight as she sets up an all-Belgian final.

Williams 5-6 Henin-Hardenne
The nerves attack Williams now and she delivers a fifth double fault of the match. The top seed steps up the power to see off two break points but Henin-Hardenne engineers a third. Williams sends a forehand well wide to concede the break. Can Henin-Hardenne hold her nerve?

Williams 5-5 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne opens with a nervy double fault and it sets the tone for the game. A forehand error followed by another double hand Williams three break points. The Belgian floats a backhand long and Williams is back in it.

Williams 4-5 Henin-Hardenne
Williams looks to be on her way to an easy hold but Henin-Hardenne battles back to deuce. She carves out two break points and when Williams attempts an ill-advised drop shot, Henin-Hardenne pounces and will now serve for a place in the final.

Williams 4-4 Henin-Hardenne
The crowd cheer every mistake by Williams as the atmosphere hots up inside the Philippe Chatrier stadium. Henin-Hardenne appears to have rediscovered her game and she holds with some ease.

Williams 4-3 Henin-Hardenne
Williams is forced to contend with the venom of an incensed crowd after she rightly queries a call. She has to delay serving as the noise refuses to abate and the unrest appears to unsettle her. Henin-Hardenne breaks back once more with a sizzling forehand.

Williams 4-2 Henin-Hardenne
Williams engineers three break points with a delightful angled forehand. She needs only one and Henin-Hardenne must dig deep once more.

Williams 3-2 Henin-Hardenne
Williams uncharacteristically lets the advantage slip, much to the delight of the crowd. The errors return and the pair are on level terms again.

Williams 3-1 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne's form has dipped and her efforts appear to have caught up with her. A string of errors allow Williams to break. Can the Belgian come back?

Williams 2-1 Henin-Hardenne
The tension has spread to the crowd who are much quieter than in the first two sets. Henin-Hardenne plays a poor game which allows Williams to hold easily.

Williams 1-1 Henin-Hardenne
Williams moves Henin-Hardenne around at will to bring up deuce but the Belgian responds with a well-thought out rally of her own, and wins the game with a crunching forehand.

Williams 1-0 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne is clearly not ready to concede defeat. She battles back to 30-30 and Williams responds with a double fault. The top seed has to save two break points before holding.

Second set

Williams 6-4 Henin-Hardenne
Suddenly the match is level. The game begins in familiar style with a clutch of errors by the Williams but the world number one somehow steels herself and engineers a set point. She takes it with a fierce forehand which Henin-Hardenne is unable to scramble back.

Williams 5-4 Henin-Hardenne
Not even the break of serve can settle Williams and her errors combined with a scrambled pass from Henin-Hardenne give the Belgian a break-back point. Though she cannot take that one, she earns another and takes it with a stunning overhead.

Williams 5-3 Henin-Hardenne
The Belgian suddenly falters at 40-15 and allows the top seed to force break point. Williams goes long with a forehand - and the crowd whistle their disapproval as she questions the call. She has another chance, but dumps a simple forehand into the net for her 46th unforced error. She finally takes a third and will serve for the set.

Williams 4-3 Henin-Hardenne
Williams celebrates after holding to 30 but the errors continue to haunt her.

Williams 3-3 Henin-Hardenne
Worrying moments for Henin-Hardenne as Williams appears to be finding some kind of rhythm. But the Belgian stays cool to level the set.

Williams 3-2 Henin-Hardenne
Incredible retrieving by Henin-Hardenne gives her a point Williams had been dominating to bring up 30-30. But the world number one produces two miraculous groundstrokes to recover.

Williams 2-2 Henin-Hardenne
Williams allows herself a glance up at her mother in the players' box as Henin-Hardenne holds easily to pile the pressure on the top seed.

Williams 2-1 Henin-Hardenne
Williams shakes her head in despair as first Henin-Hardenne wins a thrilling rally with a smart volley and then the world number one slaps a forehand into the bottom of the net. She faces break point but produces a powerful first serve to escape.

Williams 1-1 Henin-Hardenne
Williams continues to mix ferocious winners with some uncharacteristic errors. She moves into a 0-30 lead but cannot capitalise - and the crowd, overwhelmingly in Henin-Hardenne's favour, roar their approval.

Williams 1-0 Henin-Hardenne
Williams opens the game with a shocking error - sending an easy volley sailing over the baseline. The world number one shakes off the disappointment to hold to 15.

First set

Williams 2-6 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne engineers two set points with a stunning backhand but Williams whips away a return winner to save one and the Belgian nets a backhand to concede the other. But Henin-Hardenne refuses to buckle and finishes with an ace.

Williams 2-5 Henin-Hardenne
Williams' unforced error count reaches 19, giving Henin-Hardenne two further opportunities to break. She takes the second when the top seed goes long with a backhand.

Williams 2-4 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne does well to stem the flow. Williams hardly helps herself with two unforced errors to open the game, and the Belgian holds to love.

Williams 2-3 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne allows her level to drop slightly and Williams is able to hold for the first time.

Williams 1-3 Henin-Hardenne
Williams digs deep to carve out a break point and gets herself back into the set with a fierce smash.

Williams 0-3 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne is completely outplaying the world number one. She has Williams scurrying from one side of the court to another and breaks to love.

Williams 0-2 Henin-Hardenne
Henin-Hardenne is immediately into her stride and races into a 40-0 lead. A double fault allows Williams back into the game but the fourth seed produces a telling first serve to consolidate the break.

Williams 0-1 Henin-Hardenne
Williams opens the match with an ace, but follows it with three errors to hand Henin-Hardenne two break points. She saves both with groundstroke winners, but the Belgian pounces on a third with a backhand return winner.