By Chris Davies
June 6 2003

Belgium has been the nation to produce the best players in the last few years with sensational talent and now both in the French Open Final Kim Clijsters now world number 2 and Justine Henin-Hardenne could rise above Venus Williams when the rankings are announced on Monday at her career best of number 3.

Both players have had fantastic careers so far and one of them will win their first ever Grand Slam crown on Saturday afternoon. They both deserve it but sadly there is only one winner with both coming close to winning a first slam in recent years. Clijsters was the first to reach the final beating Justine at the 2001 French Open which Henin should have won but weeks later she reached the Wimbledon final losing to Venus Williams.

They will be slightly nervous has this will be a huge deal for them both but certainly it won't be their first and last all Belgian final at the Slam's and this one should be one to remember.

Also the crowd are going to be behind both of them and they both know their country is proud of them that they have been very successful in their careers at such a young age, Clijsters 18 and Henin-Hardenne 21.

If Clijsters is to win this Grand Slam then she could well do the double has she reached the final of the women's double's with Ai Sugiyama and they play number 1 seed's Virgina Ruano Pascual and Poala Suarez.