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Henin battles into semi-finals at Melbourne Park

JUSTINE Henin continued her fairytale return to competitive tennis with a 7-6 7-5 victory over 19th seed Nadia Petrova today to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Henin, playing only her second tournament after returning from an 18-month retirement, will next meet either China's Zheng Jie or Russian Maria Kirilenko for a place in the final.

The 27-year-old Belgian's return to the game has almost mirrored that of her compatriot Kim Clijsters, who won last year's US Open in her third tournament back from a two-year layoff.

Henin had to dig deep to beat Petrova, who had already knocked out Clijsters and French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the second set before sealing it when a Petrova backhand sailed long.

 

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