Top Ranked Roger Federer Versus Ace Justine Henin
By Anton Lagani, Lawn Tennis Correspondent, Posted: Saturday, November 24, 2007 5:30am CST USA
No, ATP Tour world number one Roger Federer of Switzerland has
not signed on to play WTA Tour world number one Justine Henin of Belgium, but they both took home multiple grand slam titles and then ended this
year with a bang by winning their tours' year end championships. We here take a look back at both players.
One major difference between the two
players is Federer enjoys success on grass and Henin does not; while Henin won the 2007 French Open which Federer has never won.
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Tennis Player
Roger Federer
Justine Henin
Birthdate
August 8, 1981
June 1, 1982
Age
26
25
Height
6'1'' (185 cm)
5' 5 3/4'' (1.67 m)
Weight
177 lbs (80 kg)
126 lbs (57 kg)
Residence
Oberwil, Switzerland
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Plays
Right-handed
Right-handed
Turned Pro
1998
1999
ATP/WTA Tour Rank
1
1
2007 Winning Percentage
(68-9) .883
(63-4) .940
2007 Tournaments Played
17
14
2007 Tournaments Won
8
10
2007 Earnings
$10.13 million
$5.37 million
2007 Grand Slams Won
3 (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open)
2 (French Open, US Open)
Weapon
All court game, consistency
Groundstrokes, consistency
2007 Big Win
Defeating Rafael Nadal on clay who has never lost at the French Open.
Defeating Serena Williams and Venus Williams back to back at the US Open (even though they were not 100% healthy).
Fact
Has reached the final in his last 10 grand slams.
Has not lost a match since July. (25-0)
Has Never Won
French Open (best result: Finalist 2007)
Wimbledon (best result: Finalist 2006)
Quote
"Don't even try (smiling). You're probably not going to win." (kidding)
"I'm not afraid of anyone, but sometimes I'm afraid of myself."
