August 21, 2004: The day Justine Henin became the Olympic champion

On this day, August 21, 2004, world No 1 Justine Henin defeated world No 2 Amélie Mauresmo in the final of the Olympic tournament in Athens (6-3, 6-3). Winning the gold medal was a near-miracle for the Belgian, as after her triumph at the Australian Open, she had been sick with a strain of cytomegalovirus and an immune system problem and thus, she had been kept away from practising for three…

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