Roll up roll up....today we present to you Justine Henin versus Maria Sharapova in what will hopefully be a very closely contested final. It's a shame it's not best of 5 sets like it used to be in this event...

Can Maria continue her amazing form this week and take the championships? Or will Justine go 25 matches unbeaten and take the title to cap what has been a fantastic year for her?

ORDER OF PLAY

Sunday, November 11, 2007

From 13.30hrs CET

1. Doubles Final: Black/Huber vs. Srebotnik/Sugiyama
2. Singles Final: Henin vs. Sharapova (NB 16.00hrs)

Cmon Maria, i will be a fan of yours forever if you do today what you did at the USO last year :pray: :pray:

Why do you hate Justine so much?

Is it because she has scalped all your favourites? What other reason is there? :rolleyes: :shrug:

I dont hate Justine QJ (apart from her RG 2003 antics) she seems like a nice enough girl, i just dont like her dominance. Thats the same reason i disliked Steffi, and even Serena at her peak. I love Justines game, she is a joy to watch, but i get bored of the same person winning all the time. I suppose thats why i love Mary so much, shes nothing if not unpredictable :)

So you dislike dominating women? :whistle:

B) ... I get ya :P

:lol:

Off to watch the final :D

:yahoo: Maria... c'mon girl, you need this win.

Here we go then 1-1 in the first set....

Come on Masha!!! :clap: :clap:

Henin with the early break but Masha breaks straight back....2-2

Enjoying this one QJ?

Or are you :peek: :peek: ????

roflmao

You're right Gav - I'm mega mega :peek: :peek: :peek: :peek:

I can't watch it, I really can't :nope: My heart and nerves can't take it. I feel :sicky: from nerves and I'm not even playing :rolleyes:

Why the hell do I feel like this. I'm bloody :crazy1:

I saw the interview with Pam Shriver before they came onto court. Maria looks lovely and fresh and Justine looks knackered :rolleyes: :unsure: :(

I used to be exactly the same with Boris.....I know what it's like...!!!

It can drive anyone a little :crazy1: :crazy1:

Really? :phew: Thank God for that .... I thought I was the only one acting strange like this.

I've got so much anxiety in my stomach and my lungs that I have to keep taking deep breaths etc, it feels like someone has died, that's how nervous and stressed I am :rolleyes:

I suppose we are mega-competitive and we just want it so much for our Champs don't we? :(

I'm also a bad loser :unsure:

We sure do. I was gutted for ages after Becker lost the final of Wimbledon in 1990...He had all the momentum going into the final set and then blew it.... :angry: :angry: :angry: I was an angry teenager for days after that....my poor parents!!! It didn't help that he lost the next years final in straight sets to Michael Stich either! :D :D

Believe you me ..... I know how you feel on that one too :rolleyes:

Oy here we go BP the Cheat

:phew: saved

Justine's b/h ain't working

Business end of the first set now..... :o :o

Her backhand certainly worked to go 15-0 up there....beautiful shot :bow: :bow:

:peek: :peek: :peek: :peek: :peek: :peek:

Masha is playing out of her skin! :o

I wish she'd play like this against Serena :rolleyes:

Does anyone have a livestream for the final?

Maria in a bit of trouble there at 15-30 ... Now 30-30 ...

40-30 ...

I don't actually want either of these to lose. I like Maria, but I like Justine too ... :shrug:

Wow this is looking like an exciting final.....Shazza pulls of two amazing winners at 30-30 to win the game and leads 6-5 with Justine to serve!

QJ posted this livestream in the other thread :ok:

http://sayan.freehostia.com/zeesports.html

Justine hits a fantastic forehand winner to fight off a set point! And then hits a fantastic backhand volley....Advantage Henin and a point for the tiebreak!

and then hits an effin' double fault :rolleyes: :angry:

Wow.. this is the final we wanted.
Both going toe to toe with each other. Some of Maria's shots are just fanstastic and you have to admire how Justine can generate all that power ff such a small frame.

Two of the biggest fighters here playing great stuff..

*runs back downstairs to watch*

You might have wanted it Trisco .... I didn't :(

It's driving me :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

Justine has to save set point. :o

Sadly, that livestream doesn't work for me --- perhaps best that way, though, as I have tons of work to do.

Justine has saved three set points so far! For all those who thought that the YEC's were going to be dull without a Williams...you were wrong!! This is great great tennis! :D

Make that 4 set points saved by Henin!!! :o :o

Justine saves a FIFTH set point!!! :o :o

6th set point saved by Justine!

6th set point saved :phew:

:yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

Double fault and another set point for Masha!!!
QJ you must be :peek: :peek: :peek: :peek: :peek: :peek: :peek: :peek:!!!!!!

SEVENTH set point saved!!!! What a game this is!!!!

:o :o .....and then when Justine get a game point....she nets it!!!

I really hope Maria can win this set as I feel if she doesn't then Justine will run away with the 2nd. If Maria wins the first then we at least have a third if Maria can't wrap it up in two..

:pray: C'mon Maria!

Feel for you QJ..

Maria's gonna get this one