European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes Page 43 Henin wins third straight French open title by Howard Fendrich the associated press Paris an hour after clutch ing her fourth French open Tro Justine Henin cradled other precious cargo in her arms her 6wcekold talking and laughing with friends and relatives in a lounge just off Center Henin slowly rocked her Brothers then gently kissed her As much As a sixth grand slam title meant to the to ranked this scene was Worth far for life off the court has Long presented far More prob lems than life on so after Over whelming 7 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 62 saturday for a third consecutive French open Henin was thrilled to be Able to sip Cham pagne alongside family members with whom she Only recently reestablished its been a huge step in my life in the last few and i was glad i could give them this Victo because everyone suffered a said who went about seven years without speaking to her father or three we Are United in this and we can share this Moliis was Henins fifth consecutive final in a major she entered she skipped the australian open in january while working through personal including separating from her Back in the grand slam spot Back at her favorite Tournai Henin was As Good As Ever at Roland where Shes won 35 consecutive French open saturday at Stade Roland Garros Paris purse minion grand slam surface Cla outdoor singles women championship Justine Henin Ana Ivanovic men doubles championship Mark and Daniel Nestor Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner czech Michel Belgium Justine Henin kisses the cup after defeating Serbia Ana Ivanovic in the women final of the French open at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Henin won its like my said 40 in finals at the French 24 in finals at the other grand i just feel Home Over Henin is the first person since Monica Seles in 199092 to win three French opens in a in sundays mens Roger fed Erer will be trying to win his fourth consecutive grand slam title something no Man has done in nearly 40 years while Rafael Nadal bids for a third straight French open despite All of her Henin began slowly double faulting to get broken in the first then falling behind 40love in the the 19yearold Ivanovic was the one in her first grand slam but it was Henin who appeared nervous at the per haps burdened by wanting to win so badly with her younger sister and two older Brothers in the they travelled from Bel Gium to Root for her at the 1999 before their fall ingot then didst attend an other match of hers until last i am looking at her and see that this year she is Smil and taking pleasure in what she said her oldest i used to see her on to and she did not always look too after one flubbed forehand in the first Henin glared at the As though it were to blame for the in the Sec Ond it was Ivanovic who began to get it just hit i Ivanovic the first sign of trouble came on her awkward serve tosses she had to catch the Ball and Start Henin broke Back to i1 with a backhand that clipped the net and danced the next time Ivanovic she Dou ble faulted including at break then Hung her that was part of a stretch in which Henin won 19 of 23 Points and eight consecutive by fans were regularly Ana Ana in Hopes of getting her but Ivanovic kept making mistakes she finished with 26 unforced twice As Many As plus five double faults and her face was if i could control my emotions said who upset 2 Maria Sharapov in the it would be a much different but Henin was Superb and never let even when Ivanovic made yet another Nils Cue to make it Henin let out an Allez As the Ball sailed As if things were tight and the Point were it was important for me to show that i wanted to win every Henin and not let her come to reinforce Henins Carlos gave her three envelopes containing notes one to be opened if Lead ing by three another if she served for the and a third if she what in saying with the note this is what you have done to get to this now Rodriguez its to cameras caught the second which Henin dutifully opened during the changeover be fore she served out the last among the Handwritten in All capital letters four Points the match was Henin ended it with a forehand then Flung her Racket behind her and leaned on the closing her eyes and sex she was making Eye con tact with her siblings and Rod during the goncourt Tro Phy Henin spoke about her who watched on and made reference to her late who brought a 10yearold Justine to Roland Gar Ros to watch a Tennis match in per son for the first that was my heart that was Henin said what happened in the past is the and i just want to move and look and enjoy every moment of my life with them Back in it Nadal gets behind Barcelona before facing Federer by Jerome Pugmire the associated press Paris 2 Rafael Nadal 1 Roger Federer was preceded by the soccer game involving 2 pc Barcelona and 1 real before facing rival Federer in the French open final Nadal planned to watch telecasts of games saturday night involving his favorite and rival real in going to Nadal i love the i always try to watch the match when i Spanish league Leader Madrid and Sec on place Barcelona were tied at 72 Points before the penultimate Madrid played at real and Barcelona hosted Nasals Miguel Angel played for a rugged he was known As the beast of London Paris still seeking his first French open Roger Federer pre fers the atmosphere at Wimbledon to to French open notes land the problem is that the vips Only come for one or two matches a Federer said Centre court in Wimbledon is always the Philippe Cha Trier Center court at Roland Garros was Only half full when Feder ers semifinal match began that the because the vips take All the seats around the Federer in not saying Here is not but you have to Hope the vips come As or the healthy returns approximately million of the profits from this years French open will fund the development of Tennis in France a Good Given that French results at Roland Garros this year were the worst since no French Man or reached the with the mens final still to the tournament has drawn helping generate the economic goals of the tournament have been French Tennis federa Tion president Jeanfrancois Vilotte said Justine on top French open Champion Justine Henin will remain 1 in next weeks Sta tour a position she has held for a combined 68 weeks Over four different on Henin won her third consecutive French open her fourth Over All and her sixth grand slam title by beat ing Ana Ivanovic Maria who lost to Ivanovic in the will remain 2 next Jelena beaten by Henin in the will climb to 3 the highest ranking Ever for a Ivanovic climbs one spot to i have ambitions to win grand slams and reach the 19yearold serb associated press writer Jenny Barchfield in Paris contributed to this Michel Spring leap to Rafael Nadal will watch telecasts of games involving his favorite and rival real Madrid before facing Roger Federer in the mens