World number one Justine Henin [ Images ] stayed on course for a rare French Open [ Images ] hat-trick when she outplayed Serbia's Jelena Jankovic [ Images ] 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the final.

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Top seed Henin, trying to become the first woman to win three successive crowns at Roland Garros [ Images ] since Monica Seles [ Images ] in 1992, will face another player from Serbia in Ana Ivanovic [ Images ] in Saturday's title match.

Fourth-seeded Jankovic, 22, lacked composure when it mattered.

Hampered by a weak serve, she was never really in contention and bowed out by sending a forehand wide on the first match point after 8O minutes of play.

The 25-year-old Henin, who also won here in 2003, will still top the rankings next week after world number two Maria Sharapova [ Images ] lost 6-2, 6-1 to Ivanovic in the other semi-final earlier on Thursday.

Sharapova's defeat means Belgian Justine Henin, facing Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in the other semi-final, will still be the world number one next week.

The 19-year-old Ivanovic, seeded seventh, outplayed former Wimbledon [ Images ] champion Sharapova in just 65 minutes, sealing victory with an ace on the first match point to become the first player representing Serbia to make the final of a grand slam event.

Russia's [ Images ] Sharapova, 20, feels more at ease on faster surfaces and had never gone beyond the quarter-finals on the Paris clay before this year.