Sports | Justine Henin Henin Outlasts Sharapova in Record Match Belgian grabs Sony Ericsson laurel, extends winning streak to 25 By Katherine Thompson Posted Nov 12, 2007 5:17 AM CST Copied Tennis player Justine Henin, from Belgium, serves against Maria Sharapova, from Russia, during their Sony Ericsson Championships singles final match in Madrid, Sunday Nov. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) (Associated Press) Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova battled for a record 3 hours, 24 minutes in the final match of the Sony Ericsson Championships yesterday until Henin finally locked up her 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 victory. "It's an honor to play against her," Sharapova told AP, adding: "I hope I can get my revenge a few more times." Sharapova powered out to a fast start on Henin's double faults, while Henin saved 14 of Sharapova's 18 break chances overall, and five of six in the final set. Henin's 25-match streak is the longest since Steffi Graff's 38-match run in 1989. Her winnings make her the first woman to top the $5 million mark. Read These Next Mom allegedly passed 31 hospitals on road trip as daughter was dying. Man was planning cremation for his sister, who turned out to be alive. One of the Slender Man attackers escaped her group home, briefly. 'Putin wants legal recognition to what he has stolen.' Report an error