Henin-Hardenne rewarded for consistent year

Justine Henin-Hardenne has joined a select band of women who have played in all four grand slam finals in the same season.

The Belgian won the Australian and French Open titles and lost to Amelie Mauresmo in the Wimbledon women’s final and reached the US Open final against Maria Sharapova with a 4-6 6-4 6-0 victory over Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic.