On Sunday, top-ranked Roger Federer will bid for the only Grand Slam championship to elude him when he plays Rafael Nadal, who will try to become the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1978-81 to win three consecutive French Open titles.

Federer is seeking his fourth consecutive major title, something last accomplished by Rod Laver in 1969.

The women's final was tight at the start. Henin trailed in each of the first four games, which took 24 minutes, but won 18 of the next 22 points.

Pumping her fist after nearly every point she won, Henin kept up the pressure in the second set with a vast repertoire that ranged from delicate backhands to overhead smashes. During the final changeover she opened an envelope and pulled out a note bearing the word "Allez" -- French for "Let's go."

Then she finished the job. Ivanovic shanked consecutive shots during one rally to fall behind 30-0, and Henin closed out the victory two points later.

Henin has won all four of her French Open finals in straight sets, never losing more than eight games. She has reached the final of the past five majors she has played, but she missed this year's Australian Open because she was separating from her husband.

"I had some very tough times at the start of the year," she said. "I hung in there these last few months. And now I've found an immense pleasure on the court once more."

Henin extended an Open era record winning streak of 35 consecutive sets at Roland Garros. She became the first top-seeded woman to win the title since Steffi Graf in 1996.

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