Tennis: Henin survives rocky spell
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Justine Henin-Hardenne reaches the US Open second round with an easy win.
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Justine Henin took advantage of 19-year-old Ana Ivanovicâs shaky play today to win 6-1, 6-2.
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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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Justine Henin-Hardenne fights back to beat Jelena Jankovic in the US Open semi-finals.
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Justine Henin claimed her third consecutive French Open title and her fourth overall Saturday, taking advantage of 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic's nervous play to win 6-1, 6-2.
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Justine Henin won the latest battle in the most fierce rivalry in women's tennis with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 quarter-final victory over seventh seed Serena Williams at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
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LONDON (Reuters ) - World number one Justine Henin has moved quietly and efficiently towards Wednesday's Wimbledon quarter-final showdown with Serena Williams.
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Justine Henin began the defense of her Eastbourne International title in fine style on Wednesday, beating Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-1.
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NEW YORK Justine Henin-Hardenne (EH&#39;-nen ahr-DEN&#39;) has failed to successfully defend her US Open title, and she&#39;s losing her number-one ranking to boot.
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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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Ana Ivanovic defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-1. Ivanovic will play Justine Henin on Saturday.
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Justine Henin, who is chasing her first Wimbledon title, beat Serena Williams Wednesday while Venus Williams steamrolled Maria Sharapova in the fourth round.
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Justine Henin continues her dominance on the clay at Roland Garros with a 6-1, 6-2 rout of Serbian Ana Ivanovic to win her third consecutive French Open.
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Top seed Justine Henin reaches the second week of Wimbledon with victory over Elena Vesnina.
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Top seed Justine Henin shrugged off a determined challenge from Australia's Alicia Molik to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open with a 6-2 7-6 victory on Wednesday.
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Top seed Justine Henin comes through a bruising encounter with Serena Williams to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon.
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While many players complain that they have to compete in too many tournaments, Justine Henin stays at the top by playing less.