Serena Williams and Justine Henin will meet in a Grand Slam final for the first time after Williams overcame Na Li 7-6(4), 7-6(1) and Henin breezed past Jie Zheng 6-0, 6-1.
Henin on the upcoming final: "We've never played in a Grand Slam final in the past. It's my first Grand Slam since I'm back, and we're already there. So it's more than a dream.
"I'm so happy to play against her because if I want to win another Grand Slam, I'll have to beat the best player of the world. And that's just the biggest challenge I could get."
Williams on the upcoming final: "She's doing great. It will be good. I hope to serve well. But regardless, I'll have to do other things well, too... her and Kim, such a great story. Justine hasn't been gone that long, but it's still a good story.
"I definitely think of her as a rival. I think we bring out the best game in each other. I think that we both just play our hearts out. I think that's what creates a good rivalry... She's a little more calm, but she's also kind of quiet intense. So I think you kind of have to be at the match to see it, how intense she really is. I think it's good. She says 'allez' a lot, so I think it's kind of fun."