Clijsters to play Henin in Brisbane final
www.chinaview.cn 2010-01-08 15:47:16   Print

Belgium's Kim Clijsters hits a backhand against Germany's Andrea Petkovic during their women's singles semi-final match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament January 8, 2010.

Belgium's Kim Clijsters hits a backhand against Germany's Andrea Petkovic during their women's singles semi-final match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament January 8, 2010.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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    CANBERRA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin rolled over their opponents on Friday to set up an all-Belgian final at the Brisbane International tennis tournament.

    Henin, playing her first tournament in 20 months after coming out of retirement, downed Serbian Ana Ivanovic 6-3 and 6-2, while Clijsters, winner of last year's U.S. Open, defeated German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 and 6-2 in their respective semifinals.

    The Belgian duo have played other 22 times, with Henin holding a 12-10 advantage. And Saturday's final will be their first clash since the 2006 Wimbledon semifinals.

Editor: Fang Yang
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