Final Scores

no scoring thread yet eh? ;)

Allez-Come on Christine!

Hh *1-0

Go Justine !!

JHH Double faulting already :o

C'mon Justine!!!

Can somebody give some more detailed scoring?? thanX:)

come on lindsay!!

:fiery: :mad: :fiery: :mad:

C'mon Lindsay!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

she shouldn't have missed that smash :rolleyes:

2 aces and a couple of bad serves.
She's really going for it ;)
Justine holds 2-0*

COME ON LINDSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There's detailed commentary and live audio at www.eurosport.com as well ;)

Go Justine

Lindsay holds 1-2*

Lets go Lindsay!

Let's go Lindsay"! Get confident on your first game!!

COME ON LINDSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i second that

You guys are so lucky to be able to watch that match in Europe. Here in North America ESPN is given a 1991 quarterfinal round match between Conners and krickstein :(

sheesh, 2nd double in this game.

they're applauding her doubles already :lol:

go Justine :)

pffffffffff@Brit Eurosport showing shitty Italian Footy

Anybody want a point-by-point description of the match? I am watching and have nothing better to do...:)

Anybody want a point-by-point description of the match? I am watching and have nothing better to do...:)
yes I'm sure it'd be much appreciated ;)

Maximus82, yes i'd like too : it'd be so great !!
Please, please !!

Anybody want a point-by-point description of the match? I am watching and have nothing better to do...:)
Please maximus maximorum, make mybday :)

3rd double..:o
30% first serves in :o

There's detailed commentary and live audio at www.eurosport.com (http://www.eurosport.com/) as well ;)
thanX, but i cannot find the audio :o

Okay everybody....will start with Justine leading 3-1, Lindsay to serve :)

Anybody want a point-by-point description of the match? I am watching and have nothing better to do...:) I would really appreciate that!:D

3-1 :)

Maximus...... sure :)

Justine definitely picked up her level and came out smoking!
As this is the first I see of Lindsay since AO, I'm quite impressed: very sharp indeed!
Shaping up to be a good one!

thanX, but i cannot find the audio :o
try this link: http://www.eurosport.com/zones/V3/multim/popup/Player_Container.asp?LangueID=0&AudioID=4132&SportID=10000&StoryID=395380

Anybody want a point-by-point description of the match? I am watching and have nothing better to do...:)Go ahead! :angel:

Go Justine !!

On the main page of eurosport at the left, there is a link to the audio !

another break :woohoo: :D

Lindsay serving down 1-3:
0-15 Lindsay goes for a FH down the line early in rally , misses wide
15-15 Lindsay gets Henin on the run, hits a inside out forehand winner
30-15 Henin hits a 2nd serve return BH out
30-30 Double fault down the tee 2nd serve barely missed!
30-40 Lindsay goes for a big FH off the return of serve...misses long by 6 inches
Break Henin...8-9 ball rally, Lindsay UE's a bh a few inches long.

wow great start justine :banana:

4-1 :woohoo:

Thanks Maximus !

try this link: http://www.eurosport.com/zones/V3/multim/popup/Player_Container.asp?LangueID=0&AudioID=4132&SportID=10000&StoryID=395380 does not work for me :(

just keep rolling jujube!

make it 5-1!

looks great :D
wish it was on here :fiery:

Justine serving, leads 4-1:
15-0 Short rally, lindsay hits bh angle, justine out-angles lindsay with a better slice angle
30-0 Lindsay gets run a little, misses a fh long
30-15 Lindsay hits big crosscourt fh, Justine hits her shot in the middle of the net
40-15 Justine hits BH down the line winner off of Lindsay's mediocre BH service return
Game Henin - Lindsay dumps fh 1st serve return

Lindsay :mad: :sad: :eek: :mad: :sad: :eek: :o :( :( :( :fiery: :fiery:

I cannot acces it cos of an error on the page :mad: :sad:

Oh Lindsay... :rolleyes: Not very surprising, but still, I'd have hoped for more. Don't give up, if you WANT to fight, you can still win :)

try this link: http://www.eurosport.com/zones/V3/multim/popup/Player_Container.asp?LangueID=0&AudioID=4132&SportID=10000&StoryID=395380Perfect, Viggen! It works for me. Now if I can get video I'll be all set.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh !

Lindsay serving down 1-5:
15-0 Lindsay smokes a fh down the line winner after a 5-6 ball rally
15-15 Double fault
15-30 Another down the line BH winner by Henin after a 5-6 ball rally
30-30 Good first serve, Justine's FH return is long
(justine is +8, Lindsay -3 on winner/errors ratio)
30-40 Lindsay hits up a lobby shot, Justine slams it for a forced error
Break, set Henin with a sharp crosscourt fh winner

6-1 :banana: :woohoo:
go Juju :D

wow. great 1st set.

dont let up in the 2nd girl!lets ake bagels!

6-1 justine that is a complete spanking :eek: :woohoo: :worship:

lindsay :sad:

does not work for me :( sorry about that...hmm, well the link for live audio is on the www.eurosport.com page. There's a red bar at the left and the link for live audio is at the bottom of that bar. It looks like this http://www.eurosport.com/imgbk/esp___/ALL/MD-I109049.gif

fight lindsay!

I must confess I have absolutely NO HOPE for this match. :sad: :sad: :sad: Not the way Lindsay is playing.... :sad:

Breadstick City!!

justine's stats are atrocious!

30% first serves???at least she's winning 100% first serves. :rolleyes:

Henin has a first serve % of 29 but converted all 7:eek:

2 break chances for Lindsay now

pfffffff fight Justine, break back

2nd set starting...Henin to serve:
0-15 Henin barely misses a BH long after a 10 ball crosscourt rally
15-15 (missed the point)
15-30 Henin nets a FH after Lindsay crosscourt FH return
15-40 Henin BH catches the net off lindsay BH crosscourt return
Break Davenport, BH crosscourt sails long off lindsay's deep BH return
(almost all 2nd serves from justine)

6-1 justine that is a complete spanking :eek: :woohoo: :worship:

lindsay :sad:
Spanking it is ...I'm listening to the audio feed...but they must be taking it from the video as they do not describe the action...no this shot or backhand or cross-court winner...just that she (Justine ) is playing well.....yeah! I guess so...:D Good luck the rest of the way....


barmaid:wavey:

come on lindsay!!

wake up Justine, it's 3 time slam champ Lindsay you're playing here, not Mara Santangelo

Allez Justine !!

Lindsay serving 1-0:
15-0 8-9 ball rally, justine bh dtl way wide
15-15 Justine bh cross court return winner
30-15 Lindsay slugs fh inside out winner off chipped Justine return
30-30 Lindsay should have won this point, but didn't put away an easy (but sunny) overhead...ends up putting a fh long
40-30 Short rally, Justine hits a slice bh crosscourt in the middle of the net
Game Davenport with a big ACE out wide

sorry about that...hmm, well the link for live audio is on the www.eurosport.com (http://www.eurosport.com/) page. There's a red bar at the left and the link for live audio is at the bottom of that bar. It looks like this http://www.eurosport.com/imgbk/esp___/ALL/MD-I109049.gif
Found it. Thanks Viggen but I get a runtime error. No go :(

Found it. Thanks Viggen but I get a runtime error. No go :(
maybe it's because you don't have Realplayer

Justine serving down 0-2:
15-0 Justine gets lindsay on the run, lindsay hits crosscourt bh way wide
15-15 Big hitting rally, bh to bh....lindsay hits the bigger stroke for a clean winner
30-15 Good drop shot Justine...Lindsay gets to it with her bh, but Justine is waiting for it and pokes it back deep for a winner
40-15 Justine gets control of the point early, runs lindsay, lindsay dumps a fh down the line in the net
40-30 Justine wildly wacks a cross court fh waaaaay out
Game Henin....BH cross court return by linds, justine bh down the line, linds runs to, but dumps fh into the net (anybody else seeing a trend here? Davenport needs to work on keeping her running fh in!!!)
(where is Justine's first serve?)

(where is Justine's first serve?)
it's having a burger with PY atm it seems :o

Lindsay serving up 2-1:
15-0 Can't tell if it was an ace or service winner out wide
30-0 Justine nets her fh return on the first serve, was going for a lot
30-15 Better serving by Davenport...davenport comes in, but her drop volley isn't good and Justine hits a passing shot past her
30-30 Lindsay FH way long off the deep Justine BH return
40-30 Long rally in which Justine is dictating, Davenport getting balls back deep, Justine goes for BH crosscourt winner and misses just wide
Game Davenport...serve out wide, justine slices return back, davenport came into net though and slammed a bh volley winner.

focus Justine........

carry on like this Lindsay!

it's raining double faults :sobbing:

hold and break.

get back on level justine!

ALLEZ LINDSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


:p

it's raining double faults :sobbing:


as look as it's only raining on Justine, i will be happy!! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Justine serving down 1-3:
0-15 Double fault. Seems Henin is having problems serving into the sun.
15-15 Long rally...Lindsay goes for big fh crosscourt winner and JUST misses.
30-15 Big first serve in, but Linds handles well...Linds on the run, misses bh down the line wide by a foot or two
30-30 Justine nets fh off of linds bh return
40-30 Big first serve, Linds returns well, but Henin gets to net, puts the second volley away
Game Henin - she cranks a huge BH crosscourt winner

come on justine!!!!!!!!

does anyone have the winner-error stats?

as look as it's only raining on Justine, i will be happy!! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
That cloud of double-faults has been following Justine all year :rain:

Just concentrate and you'll be back on track right away Justine!

And some first serves will help of course...

:drool: I don't blame the serve.
:ras: @ the cheatin' serve

0-30
break back Justine :)

Go Justine !!

Lindasy saves BP

Deuce

Bp

Another BP...

Lindsay :help:

3-3

yes 3-3 :yeah: :D
now hold here

Lindsay serving, leads one break 3-2:
0-15 Lindsay hits inside out fh into the net after 8ish ball rally
0-30 Lindsay goes for deep dtl bh after a few shots and just misses
(Shriver brings up the left hand incident as justine calls for a few seconds before davenport serves)
15-30 Big hitting rally, Henin hits bh into middle of the net
30-30 Justine hits a running FH down the line into the net
30-40 Davenport shot catches net cord, she loses advantage in point and Henin hits easy passing shot
40-40 Davenport hits a good first, Henin slices back, Davenport is already at net and puts away the floater easily
Ad Henin - Davenport misses BH crosscourt off of short Justine return
BREAK Henin - Davenport hits FH down the line deep off of Justine mediocre return

Here are the match stats:
JHH - LD
1st serve - 38% - 65%
Aces - 2 - 2
Points won on 1st serve - 87% - 60%
Points won on 2nd serve - 44% - 31%
Double Faults - 5 - 3
BP Conversions - 3/3 - 1/2
Total Points Won - 47 - 39

30-40

Adv. Justine

maybe it's because you don't have Realplayer
You were right. Just installed Real Player and I got audio. But no picture :( Will have to wit on the tape replay at midnight :eek:

4-3 Justine

Justine serving level at 3-3:
15-0 Davenport hits return long
15-15 Double fault Henin
15-30 Henin hits a bh crosscourt off the return that just misses the line
15-40 10-ish ball rally, Henin goes for a BH down the line and hits long
30-40 Henin slams an ace out wide
40-40 Henin has big first serve, runs lindsay on groundies, then comes to net and hits a volley winner
Ad Henin - A good 12-ish ball rally that Henin hits a 83 mile an hour backhand winner down the line
Game Henin - Lindsay badly mishits a 2nd serve return

2 bp's saved :D:)
held 4-3 :D:)
well done Juju, now break

4-3 Justine and we have our first Allez-C'mon combo ;)

i like the patience in those last two games from JHH. not content to just go for the quick winner or error, justine moves lindsay and finishes the point with volleys or groundstroke winners :D That is the way to play lindsay. Make her move!

Also LOVE the 114 mph serve :eek:

Now break her Justine !!

4-4

Davenport serving, down 3-4:
15-0 Rally...Henin goes for a bh down the line and nets it (24 winners henin in match so far)
30-0 Lindsay gets to the net after a few groundies, puts away a FH volley winner
30-15 Big big return by Justine that Davenport impressively gets back...but Justine knocks off a BH down the line winner on the next shot
40-15 Ace down the tee
Game Davenport - Service winner on Justine's FH side

Go Justine, you're the best !!

You were right. Just installed Real Player and I got audio. But no picture :( Will have to wit on the tape replay at midnight :eek:
yeah, the eurosport ppl only do audio, no video ;)

please hold.

40-0

COME ON LINDSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


KEEP IT UP!!!!!!

Justine serving, level at 4-4
15-0 Short rally, Davenport hits BH crosscourt quite long (14 winners for davenport so far...13 unforced errors)
30-0 Davenport nets return
40-0 BH down the line winner off of Lindsay's return
Game Henin - Ace down the tee

5-4

justine 5-4 nice backhand wrong footing lindsay and then ace up the tee :D

nice easy hold 5-4 :D

now break and win :angel:

Come on Lindsay - keep at it, start bullying her off the ground and you can sneak this second set!!

Poor Lindsay...She really should retire...

break her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

juju, this is a perfect way to take the title. u're not serving for it!break and win girl!

GOOO LINDSEY.... you can still do it..!!!

40-30

deuce
go Juju ....... break her

Adv. Lindsay

COME ON LINDSAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


ALLEZ!!!!!!!

Mp

match pt :D :)
pfffffff deuce :(

Allez juju !!!!

COME ON LINDSAY!!!!! TAKE IT!!!!!!!!!

3rd.

think of it as a BP not MP.

another MP :D
saved :mad:

3rd MP :)
damn deuce again :fiery:

YAY LINDSAY!!!! KEEP IT UP!!! DONT GIVE UP!!! KEEP FIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to deuce

MP nr 4

aaaaah c'mon Lindsayyyyy!!!!! :bounce:

4 mp's wasted.

MP nr.5

Justine won

4th MP juju
take this one :banghead:
pfffffff deuce :smash:
MP #5 :rolleyes:

yes Justine won 61 64 :banana: :woohoo: :D

Davenport serving to stay in the match, down 4-5:
0-15 Badly missed BH cross court on Lindsay's part
15-15 GOOD FH crosscourt passing shot winner on the run, as Justine was coming in
15-30 Justine hits a gorgeous running topspin BH lob over Lindsay
30-30 Lindsay cranks a fh cross court winner after pulling Justine out wide with her serve
40-30 Justine gets a deep return off the first, Lindsay blocks it back deep, Justine goes for fh inside out and hits the net
40-40 Another lob gets justine a big point...lindsay bricks the bh overhead
Ad Davenport - Long well played rally and Henin hits a BH down the line just long
40-40 - Double fault Lindsay...a choke?
Ad Henin - Henin gets a match point off a good bh drop shot that lindsay can't get to in time, netting her fh crosscourt attempt
40-40 - Big serve out wide gets Lindsay another chance, service winner
Ad Henin- WOW, impressive point by both players...Linds struggles with overheads in the sun...Lindsay ends up going for too big a fh inside out and misses it wide
40-40 - Big serve out wide, Lindsay smacks the FH cross-court and Justine can't get it back in play
Ad Henin - Another drop shot from the bh of henin...Davenport gets to it though, but Henin then lobs her and lindsay misses her attempt to track it down
40-40 - wowsers....Lindsay has a big serve out wide, comes to net and hits a wicked bh cross court angle, justine gets it (!), Linds puts it away wiht fh volley though
Ad Davenport - Serves a 107 bomb down the tee, gets a service winner
40-40 - Davenport FH crosscourt out by 6 inches early in the rally
Ad Henin - Fourth champ point for Henin after a deep BH cross court service return that elicited a forced error
40-40 - Big serve to Henin backhand...Henin manages it and goes for winner down the line, misses wide by 6 inches
Ad Henin - Big FH by lindsay that she follows to net, but misses the volley long

GAME SET MATCH HENIN - Lindsay serves out wide, Henin returns bh cross court, Lindsay BH cross court, Henin hits a bh down the line winner

yikes... GOOO LINDSAY... how did she save those Mps

:crying2:

pfff @ Lindsay ....

6-1 6-4!

its gets easier!

Well done Justine!!!!!! :bounce::kiss: :bounce:

*phew* 5 match-points later...

Congrats Justine! :D

congrats Justine!!! good job! :yeah:


good try Lindsay! you saved all those match points! you never gave up! better luck next time! :D

:bounce:

OH LINDSAY!!! :( A 2000/01 Davenport would have taken care of Henin today I'm sure, oh well.

Can't wait for Serena to take on Henin next and SOON!!!!

Great match in the end, I think :)

Thanks a lot Maximus for the commentary

and a BH DTL winner to end the day. nice work!

Good Job JUJU!!!

congratulations Justine !!!!

what a bh-performance ! Keep that level, Juju !!! :D :D :D

No problem, Cyberix! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:...I love finals including two of my favorite players!

Yeah, thanX for the commentary!!!!

oh yeah justine is "just a power player" like Lindsay was claiming. but it was not the power plays the kept justine in that last game but rather stunning lobs and incredible drop shots and slices and loopy forehands and tactics, ball direction changes and great movement. power too :D

Thanks reports!
Great Job Justine!!!

If anybody is interested, in her acceptance speech Justine said:
- Congratulations to Lindsay for playing great all week and in the final
- She was happy to finally have success in the desert after struggling...thanked the organizers, ballboys, wta staff, the sponsors, her coach, her husband, and all of the fans...
- and she said she would be back for sure next year!

Oh, that trophy is pretty ugly...a frickin' whale :rolleyes:

Great work Justine!! Congrats!

:worship: Justine Henin-Hardenne :worship: - The Best :bounce:

Lindsay :sad:

OH LINDSAY!!! :( A 2000/01 Davenport would have taken care of Henin today I'm sure, oh well.

Can't wait for Serena to take on Henin next and SOON!!!!
Get over it boy.
would have, would have...we're 2004