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Makarova stuns Stosur to reach final

EKATERINA Makarova beat Australia's Samantha Stosur 7-6 (5), 7-5 yesterday to advance to the final of the Eastbourne International grasscourt event.

The Russian qualifier will face unseeded Victoria Azarenka in the final. The Belarusian beat France's Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-5.

Makarova made a poor start against third-seeded Stosur, claiming just four of the first 19 points of their semifinal as she fell behind 0-3, 0-40.

But she settled and benefited from an inconsistent performance from the French Open finalist.

Despite the defeat, Stosur will climb to a career-high No. 6 when the new rankings are announced today.

In Rosmalen, the Netherlands, Justine Henin reached the semifinals of the Unicef Open on Thursday without dropping a set, showing she'll be ready to go after her first Wimbledon title next week.

The top-seeded Henin beat Kristina Barrois of Germany 7-5, 6-3 to set up a match with fifth-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania, who beat fourth-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The win boosted Henin's grasscourt career record to 48-11, including two Wimbledon finals. She won at Rosmalen in 2001 but hadn't competed here since 2003. This was also her first tournament on grass in three years.

Seventh-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany and Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium will compete in the other semifinal.

Petkovic reached her first semifinals since January when she beat Czech qualifier Sandra Zahlavova 6-2, 7-6 (5), while Flipkens is into her first semis of the year thanks to a 6-2, 6-3 drubbing of Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

In the men's draw, defending champion Benjamin Becker beat German compatriot Simon Greul 6-3, 6-1. Becker will play Janko Tipsarevic, the seventh seed from Serbia, who topped Peter Luczak of Australia 6-3, 6-3.

Also in the semifinals are Xavier Malisse of Belgium and Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine.



 

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