Serena Williams cruised past World number one Justine Henin into the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
Williams will went into the last four after an unexpectedly convincing 6-2, 6-0 victory over her Belgian opponent.
So strong was Williams' dominance in this surprise thrashing that Craig Hickman describes it as "a good old-fashioned mugging".
Underperforming Henin said after the game: "I was too defensive, for sure. I didn't have really any courage to do anything about it".
Despite Williams' World eighth ranking, Womenstennisblog does not blame Henin for being frightened and timid because Williams has succeeded in this tournament where Henin has not and because she lost last year's final to Williams having won the opening set 6-0. Certainly Henin will be determined to settle the score next time around.
Elsewhere, Svetlana Kuznetsova also reached the semi-finals, beating Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4.
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