Henin was a mainstay in the higher echelons of the WTA Tour in the 2000's winning seven Grand Slam titles and a gold medal at the Olympics; as well as being World No.1 for 117 weeks and so for the World No.2, it is easy to idolise somebody in that vein to have a winning mentality.

“It’s a pleasure to talk to my idol!” she said on Eurosport’s ‘Tennis Legends’ podcast. “When I was growing up, I was actually copying her, I have to admit.”

On what she took from Henin's game, she replied: “Well, everything! First of all, we’re the same height and I felt like: ‘I have a chance to do it!’

“And the backhand – even if I’ve not got a one-handed backhand – I loved your backhand, Justine.

“I’ve also copied her movement because she always had strong legs and the way that she played very close to the baseline. I tried to copy that but it was not perfect because I was very far behind it sometimes, but I had it in my mind and I knew that it was the best thing to do when you’re not very tall.”