The World number two stayed on a collision course with fellow Belgian and world number one Kim Clijsters.
A round-up of Day 11 at the final Grand Slam of the year.
The defending Wimbledon champion avenged her French Open defeat with a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
Henin maiden Grand Slam success was the result of sublime claycourt tennis and the way she has transformed her once-unhappy private life.
The fourth-seeded Belgian will meet compatriot Kim Clijsters in the women's French Open final.
Clijsters completed her inexorable progress to Sunday's final with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sugiyama.
'Receiving this honour culminates a professional journey of a lifetime, standing on the shoulders of greats and sets the tone for other youngsters in Asia and around the world.'
The 21-year-old will play crowd favourite fourth seed Kim Clijsters in Thursday's semi-finals.
The Swiss stuttered to a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win over Israel's Shahar Peer in the fourth round of the French Open.
Serena Williams voiced concern for fellow tennis player Peng Shuai, who has not been seen publicly since she accused a former vice-premier of China, Zhang Gaoli, of sexual assault.
"I generally don't play with pain, but this is a Grand Slam and I just wanted to win," said the American.\n\n
Serena Williams beat crowd favourite Kim Clijsters in one of the greatest comebacks in tennis history.
The world number two underwent an operation to remove a cyst on her left wrist.
Images from Day 12 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
The list of players who have been defaulted from a tour-level match for on-field misconduct.
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrived for the first day of Wimbledon on Monday with a dramatic new hairstyle to watch Andy Murray play his opening match.
American Serena Williams dropped a large hint that she could soon be back on court competing when she posted an Instagram photo of a pair of dazzling gold and white tennis shoes.
A factfile on Serena Williams's controversial moments with officials at the US Open following her defeat to Japan's Naomi Osaka in Saturday's final.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will attempt to set a world record for attendance at a tennis match, with the help of some celebrity guests, when they play an exhibition game in Cape Town in February.
In an interview last month after a World Tennis Tour event at the Greenbrier in West Virginia, they said they had not yet decided whether they were finished competing. Playing almost exclusively with each other throughout their 25-year careers, the Bryans captured a professional era record 119 titles, including 16 Grand Slam wins, 39 ATP Masters 1000s and the ATP Finals title four times.
Tennis star Serena Williams on Wednesday dropped a big hint that she could be pregnant with her first baby as she posted a picture of Snapchat with the caption "20 weeks".
Facing the prospect of empty stands at the first fanless Grand Slam since the coronavirus outbreak, top contenders at this year's US Open admit that the unprecedented new hush will take some getting used to.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Frisday.
We bring you best images from week one of the 2019 Australian Open Championships at Melbourne Park
Coco Gauff, 18, is the youngest finalist at Roland Garros since Kim Clijsters in 2001.
Women's Tennis Association Chief Executive Steve Simon has defended the wildcard entry awarded to former world number one Maria Sharapova.
World number one Ash Barty has decided to retire from professional tennis at the age of 25 and at the peak of her game, citing the fulfilment of her tennis goals and fatigue with life on the Tour.
'All the superlatives and beautiful words that you can think of she deserves it.'
Here is a list of US Open women's singles champions since the open era began in 1968:
Poland's Iga Swiatek will take over the world number one ranking in style after keeping her remarkable winning run intact with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Japan's Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday.
Unseeded Elise Mertens has extended a breakout year to storm into the semi-finals of her Australian Open debut by keeping a cool head and honing her technical skills.
India's Nagal draws world No 128 Bradley Klahn in opener.
Serena Williams' career has been so astonishing that it could fuel umpteen movies
Victoria Azarenka was anything but amused when Kim Clijsters accused her of benefiting from "illegal coaching" from her players' box during her nail-biting victory over Britain's Heather Watson in the Wimbledon third round on Friday.
