US Open Tennis: Henin-Hardenne falls to Petrova and blunders
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NEW YORK The rivalry match at the United States Open fizzled, but the mismatch sizzled. After Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams, 7-5, 6-4, in a match that was ho-hum until the last game, Nadia Petrova
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Defending champion and top-seed Justine Henin-Hardenne fought off a surprising challenge Tuesday before moving into the second round of the US Open tennis tournament in New York.
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Let those big-spending spectators or TV types gripe about Justine Henin's lopsided Grand Slam final victories. She'll take 'em. Every last one. Capping a dominant run, the top-seeded Henin overwhelmed No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 Saturday night to win her second U.S. Open title and seventh major championship overall.
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NEW YORK - It has been her most emotional year - a divorce from Pierre-Yves Hardenne, her fourth French crown, an untimely English tumble. What Justine Henin wanted here last night was another jour de gloire and she got it, reclaiming her US Open tennis title with 6-1, 6-3 win over former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Defending champion and top-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne had to fight off a surprising challenge from 126th-ranked Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday before moving into the second round of the US Open.
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Nadia Petrova fell victim to a strained pectoral muscle on Friday, her mid-match pullout setting up a final between Justine Henin and Amelie Mauresmo at the Eastbourne Championships.
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NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
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NEW YORK - Andy Roddick and Justine Henin-Hardenne play their first matches today at the U.S. Open...
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Thomas Enqvist ousts No. 13 seed Maret Safin from the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Earlier, Justine Henin-Hardenne, the top-seeded woman, struggles to defeat qualifier Nicole Vaidisova.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne began the U.S. Open with a 74-minute victory over Maria Elena Camerin, eliminating the Italian 6-2, 6-1 as the last of the year's Grand Slams started late and under cloudy skies.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne looked up at the scoreboard that showed her opponent, Russian Nadia Petrova, leading by a set and a break. Then
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Defending Australian Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrew from the first Grand Slam of the year because of a right knee injury.
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NEW YORK -- Tim Henman&#39;s quarterfinal victory at the US Open was a microcosm of his career - long and brilliant in spurts, with an expected disappointment on the horizon.
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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns to Fabrice Santoro, of France, at the US Open tennis tournament in New York on Saturday. NEW YORK - Maria Sharapovaâs drive to win another Grand Slam title got dashed
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Justine Henin-Hardenne reached all   four grand slam finals in 2006 in a rousing season that left   the Belgian with major disappointments.
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NEW YORK -- Whom do we blame for what happened last night -- a Russian woman Svetlana Kuznetsova taking home the US Open tennis championship?
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Justine Henin rallied to defeat Nicole Vaidisova yesterday, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, and advanced to the final of the Zurich Open today. The top-ranked Henin will play Tatiana Golovin, who defeated Francesca Schiavone, 6-0, 6-4, in the other semifinal.The 15th-ranked Vaidisova did not succumb easily.Henin dropped a set for only the second time since losing in the semifinals at Wimbledon. She also lost a set against Golovin before defeating her in a final in Germany earlier this month.Henin, a winner of 19 consecutive matches, has captured eight titles in 12 tournaments this season.In the final set, Henin broke to lead, 3-2. She converted the first of two break points by drilling a forehand to the baseline that Vaidisova could not return. Trailing by 5-3, Vaidisova saved two match points to hold serve. She then broke the next game.Henin had saved two break points, but she smashed a lazy lob into the net. The following point, Henin angrily threw her racket to the ground after hitting a backhand shot well wide.Henin finally broke for good the next game, putting Vaidisova on the defensive and ending the match with a forehand winner.