NEW YORK, Sept 2 (AFP): Justine Henin and Serena Williams advanced to a US Open quarter-final showdown in impressive fashion Sunday while Wimbledon winner Venus Williams ousted one Serbian star but could be faced with another.
World number one Henin, who took her sixth Grand Slam title in June at the French Open, blasted Russian 15th seed Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-2, while Australian Open winner Serena Williams defeated French 10th seed Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-4.
Henin defeated US eighth seed Serena Williams, an eight-time Slam champion, in this year's quarter-finals of the French Open and Wimbledon.
"I'm going in feeling like I don't have anything to lose. I feel excited about the prospect of playing her again," Serena said.
"She's playing well and she's fighting for everything. She believes she can win. Maybe that's what makes it special."
Henin, the 2003 US Open champion, had not failed to reach a semi-final this year in winning six titles in 10 starts. She has lost only 11 games in four victories this week after dispatching Safina in 59 minutes.
Henin has a winning career record against all top-20 rivals except the Williams sisters, standing 5-6 against Serena and 1-7 against 12th seed Venus, a six-time Slam champion.
Serena-Henin in quarter-final showdown
FE Team | Published: September 04, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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