A bad elbow might have cost Justine Henin a spot in the fourth round, but the Belgian said there’s no excuses in her loss to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. The Russian played better and deserved to win.
Having never lost to Kuznetsova in a Grand Slam, Henin looked every bit the underdog during their third round encounter. Both players played something erratically throughout the match until the second set tiebreak.
And just when the match was getting better, Henin dumped in a double fault to give Kuznetsova match point and eventually the match itself. The Belgian, whose right elbow was casted, hit a ton of forehand errors.
Kuznetsova choked up a little when serving for the match twice but she won it on her fourth match point.