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TR NEWSLETTER: SATURDAY, APRIL 1, NO. 267
Serena comes up against quarterfinal nemesis: HeninRivals have split 12 matches but Belgian on major rollFROM THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN IN MIAMI – In the final of the Sony Ericsson Open last year, Justine Henin bageled Serena Williams in the opening set, held two match points in the second as she served for the championship, but eventually broke down to lose 0-6, 7-5, 6-3. Henin will get another shot at Serena on Tuesday in a quarterfinal clash. Serena says she is relishing the chance to play Henin, despite her three consecutive losses to her. Most recently at the US Open last year, Henin played a very dominant second set to win 7-6(3), 6-1. Having showed she can beat her American rival on her own turf, the Belgian will unlikely break down again versus Serena like in last year’s final here in Miami. “Actually, it’s a very good memory from last year, even if I had match points and I lost the match,” said Henin after beating Russian Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-2. “It was a day that I understood that I could win against Serena and that I could do it in Grand Slams three times in the same year.” Henin must have been a visionary, because that’s exactly what she went on to do. © TennisReporters.net 2008
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