| Justine Henin wins US Open 2007 |
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| Written by Zico Kelly | |||||||
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Monday, 10 September 2007
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 Justine Henin became the US Open women's singles champion for the second time with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova to claim the seventh grand slam title of her career. Bet on tennis with online betting shop SportsBetting.com.Henin was rarely exerted as she brushed aside the fourth-seeded Russian in one hour and 22 minutes. It was the second grand slam of the season for the world number one after her French Open success earlier in the year as she lifted the title without dropping a set. The 25-year-old prevailed without playing her strongest tennis. The Belgian took control from the start, breaking the Svetlana Kuznetsova serve in the opening game of the match and repeating the feat in the third to take a 3-0 lead. There was a wobble in the fourth game when Justine Henin served two double faults and a subsequent unforced error gifted her 22-year-old opponent a way back into the set with a break point. But the Russian failed to take advantage and Henin punished her by delivering a second-serve ace to take the game. Svetlana Kuznetsova got on the board when she held serve in the fifth game but Justine Henin won the next two to wrap up the set in 33 minutes. Kuznetsova hung in as the second set got under way but unforced errors continued to limit her ability to make inroads into the top seed's advantage. A lengthy fourth game proved decisive, however, as Kuznetsova had chances to level the set only to let them slip by with some sloppy strokes. Again Henin made the most of the reprieve, breaking the fourth seed's serve after the seventh deuce of the game to move into a 3-1 lead that she never relinquished. Get the latest tennis betting odds from online betting shop SportsBetting.com.
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