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Henin gunning for glory

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Twice-beaten finalist Justine Henin is hoping her "aggressive and consistent" approach will see her break her Wimbledon duck.

The world number one lost in 2001 to Venus Williams and last year to Amelie Mauresmo - but is well on her way to making it third time lucky after an impressive opening week at the All England Club.

The French Open champion easily despatched of third-round opponent Elena Vesnina to set up a fourth-round meeting against 15th seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland on Monday, for which she is the overwhelming 1.04 on Betfair's Match Odds market.

And, after beating Mauresmo on grass at the recent Wimbledon warm-up tournament at Eastbourne, the Belgian top seed feels she is hitting top gear at the right time.

"I think it's been good for me this week," she said.

"I've had pretty easy matches, but it was good coming from Eastbourne. I was a little bit tired at the beginning of the week.
"I could do very good things during my first three matches.

"I'm very happy with the way I have played - very aggressive, very consistent. It's been pretty good."
Henin is the 2.68 favourite to win her first Wimbledon tournament, while two-time winner Serena Williams is next best at 4.8.

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