Date:10/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/10/stories/2005051004842100.htm

Sport - Tennis

Another title for Henin

BERLIN: Former World No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne clinched her third successive claycourt title defeating sixth-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to win the German Open on Sunday.

The 12th-seeded Belgian has notched up 17 wins in a row, claiming the titles of three of the four events she has played since returning from illness and injury at Key Biscayne in March. It was also her third title in Berlin having won the event in 2002 and 2003.

The results:

At Berlin (Qatar Total German Open): Final: Justine Henin-Hardenne bt Nadia Petrova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

At Rabat (Grand Prix SAR): Final: Nuria Llagostera Vives bt Zheng Jie 6-4, 6-2.

At Hamburg (Hamburg Masters: First round: Mario Ancic bt Florian Mayer 6-1, 6-2; Mikhail Youzhny bt Karol Beck 6-3, 6-2; Greg Rusedski bt Philipp Petzschner 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3; Nicolas Kiefer bt Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-3.

At Rome (Rome Masters): First round: Elena Bovina bt Mashona Washington 6-2, 6-2; Catalina Castano bt Tathiana Perebynis 6-3, 6-2; Anna Chakvetadze bt Lubomira Kurhajcova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Maria Elena Camerin bt Nathalie Dechy 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. — Agencies