Henin beats Serena to reach French Open semis

Updated 15.39 Tue Jun 05 2007

Keywords: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin-Hardenne, French Open, tennis, sport

Justine Henin's hopes of sealing a hat-trick of French Open titles remain intact after she booked her place in the semi-finals at the expense of 2002 champion Serena Williams.

Henin won the battle of the quarter-final heavyweights 6-4 6-3 on Philippe Chatrier court and will take on fourth-seeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic in the last four in Paris.

Henin-Hardenne won the battle of the quarter-final heavyweights 6-4 6-3 on Philippe Chatrier court and will take on fourth-seeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic in the last four in Paris

Jankovic secured her semi-final spot with a 6-3 7-5 victory over the Czech Republic's Nicole Vaidisova in the first match on Suzanne Lenglen court.

Maria Sharapova, meanwhile, will face Serbia's Ana Ivanovic for a place in Saturday's Roland Garros final after beating Russian compatriot Anna Chakvetadze 6-3 6-4.

The world number two confessed to feeling like a "cow on ice" on clay as she battles to overcome a shoulder problem and claim her third Grand Slam title.

Seventh seed Ivanovic looked in particularly good shape as she knocked out third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-0 3-6 6-1.