This time, Henin-Hardenne raced to a 5-2 lead and served out the first set by dropping one point in the final game."I knew before the match that if I won I was going to be qualified for the semi-finals and No 1 in the world It gave me so much determination," she said.. Clijsters began this week with a slim lead over Henin-Hardenne, who will end the year on top when the final rankings are released Monday."It's just a great feeling," said Henin-Hardenne, who won the French and US Opens "I'm very happy because the season has been great. To see a fuller stadium than we've had here yet is just great." The top two players in the Black and Red groups advance to the semi-finals.Henin-Hardenne spent a week at No 1 for the first time in mid-October, taking the top spot from Clijsters, who regained it the following week. The Belgian has a 2-0 record in round-robin play, and has dropped just one set in the Black group.Defending champion Kim Clijsters of Belgium defeated Am?e Mauresmo of France 3-6 6-4 6-4 to improve to 3-0 in the Red group and claim a semi-final spot. She has also dropped just one set so far."These are the type of matches that make you enjoy tennis so much more," Clijsters said "We got the best out of each other The crowd was really into it. Showing no obvious signs of ailing health, Justine Henin-Hardenne regained the No 1 ranking with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Jennifer Capriati in the WTA Championships here.
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We did that last week and for 60-70 minutes we more than matched the All Blacks. We are not going to be able to grind out a result against England. His performance against New Zealand means there is no place for Martyn Williams."I was proud of what the boys did against the All Blacks but sorry to miss such a big performance,'' Williams said. "They don't come much bigger than England v Wales in the quarter-final of the World Cup and there's a lot more expectation on us after last week's performance We are not the biggest or most physical side Our strength is using the ball and moving it about. "If we were to win we hope he'll be available next weekend,'' Woodward said.
"He's the best No 6 in the world.''Welshmen think they have found a back-row hero of their own in Jonathan Thomas. Jason Robinson moves to full-back, Dan Luger comes in on the wing and Stuart Abbott goes on to the bench. There were also fears over both Kyran Bracken and Mike Catt.Then there is Richard Hill. The Saracens flanker has not played since limping off after 51 minutes of the opening Pool C match against Georgia. This is a totally different game, especially with Wales coming off the back of a good performance against the All Blacks. It's a very special occasion and both teams know that if they get it wrong they're flying home on Monday.''Injuries have beset England throughout this World Cup, and they struck again yesterday when Josh Lewsey and Iain Balshaw were ruled out of the quarter-final - Lewsey with a hamstring strain and Balshaw with a knee injury. I think the referees have been spot-on, we have just been a little bit slack in the way we have played.''Woodward describes the game against Wales as a "special'' fixture.
