Henin-Hardenne Upset by Petrova; Agassi Gets Victory
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Defending champion Justine Henin- Hardenne was eliminated by Nadia Petrova in straight sets at the US Open, while two-time champion Andre Agassi advanced to a quarterfinal showdown with top men&#39;s seed Roger Federer.
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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.
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Her credentials are impeccable &#151; No. 1 player in the world, winner of the Olympic gold medal. And yet, there were moments Tuesday at the U.S. Open when Justine Henin-Hardenne was in trouble, challenged by a teenager who had never played in a Grand Slam event before.
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Justine Henin&#39;s bid to win Wimbledon for the first time remains on course as she advanced to the fourth round with a crushing victory over Elena Vesnina on Friday.
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Belgium&#39;s Justine Henin-Hardenne will not play for the rest of the year in an attempt to recover from exhaustion. The former world No1 has not competed since losing in the fourth round of the US Open to Nadia
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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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After Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams in a match that was ho-hum until the last game, Nadia Petrova upset top-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6-3, 6-2.
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Top seed Justine Henin eased into the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 6-4 6-0 win over Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova.
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Defending Australian Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrew from the first Grand Slam of the year because of a knee injury.
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Top seed Justine Henin reaches the second week of Wimbledon with victory over Elena Vesnina.
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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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Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne recovered from a set and 4-2 down to beat 19th seed Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-4 6-0 on Friday and reach the U.S. Open final.
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Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne won   the battle of the former U.S. Open champions on Wednesday when   she beat Lindsay Davenport 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals.
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NEW YORK - Justine Henin-Hardenne lost her U.S. Open title and her No...
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Healthy at last, Justine Henin-Hardenne is back at the top of her game. And she has a gold medal to prove it. In a No. 1 vs. No. 2 final that wasn&#39;t really close, the top-ranked Henin-Hardenne overwhelmed
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ATHENS, Aug. 17. - World No 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne, sidelined for 11 weeks by a debilitating virus, swept into the third round of the Olympic tennis tournament today with a straight sets win over Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela.
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Ana Ivanovic, the seventh seed, defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-1. Ivanovic will play Justine Henin on Saturday.