Henin fights back to reach Dubai final

Players Under the Microscope / Editor / 23 February 2007 / Leave a Comment

Justine Henin has made it through to the final of the Dubai Open, after coming from a set down to beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6 6-4 6-0.

The top seed lost the first seven points of the match and looked out of sorts, but Henin battled back against third seed Kuznetsova and stayed on course to win her fourth Dubai title.

The 24-year-old admitted afterwards: "I was a little bit nervous. I knew she had a lot of motivation and I could feel that she was really on the court to give me a hard time.
"Then slowly, in the second set, things were changing and that allowed me to come back into the match."

She added: "From 4-4 (in the second set) to the end of the match it was my best tennis, no more mistakes, I just went for the winners, good choices, and I'm happy the way the match ended for sure."

Henin, who won was crowned Dubai champion in 2003, 2004 and 2006, will now play either Amelie Mauresmo or Jelena Jankovic in the final.

The Belgian ace, who is now 1.62 favourite to win the title, missed the Australian Open following the recent split from her husband but punters fancy her to bounce back in the remaining three major tournaments.

Henin is trading at 2 in the 'To Win A Grand Slam' market in Betfair's 2007 Tennis specials section.