Henin savours ‘amazing’ triumph

JUSTINE HENIN was overjoyed to capture the seventh grand slam of her career after the top seed claimed the US Open women’s singles title with a comfortable 6-1 6-3 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova in Saturday’s final.

The world number one added to her 2003 success at Flushing Meadows by brushing aside the fourth-seeded Russian in one hour and 22 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Henin did not drop a set as she followed up her French Open triumph earlier in the year with her second grand slam of the season, defeating both Williams sisters along the way and exorcising the memory of her Wimbledon disappointment when she fell apart in a semi-final upset to Marion Bartoli.