http://www.justine-henin.be/public/index.asp?lang=en Doha 07 - Lioness of the Desert 28/02/2007: Justine the Belgian lioness roared to victory against Australia's favorite daughter Alicia Molik 6-2 7-6(11-9) on late Wednesday afternoon in Doha. The first set was a breeze for Justine, but the second set turned out to be competative with an entertaining tiebreaker in which the lioness saved two set points. Justine will next play Patty Schynder in the quarterfinals on Thursday, and have a golden opportunity to even the score from a defeat in their previous meeting at Charleston last year. It was Justine's third tournament, eighth match of the season, and her first in Doha since 2004. A bit of breeze swept the venue as two 1-handed backhand players duelled on center court. Alicia is also on a bit of a personal comeback to the tour, and trying to rediscover form. Justine easily dominated Alicia with solid returns for breakpoints. It was 6-2 in 30 minutes for JH. Molik found strong serves in the second set, and struck the ball hard with effortless ease as Justine threw in casual errors. More Aussie solid attacking play pushed Justine to more errors, but the dashing Belgian caught up quickly when she fell two games behind. An entertaining tiebreaker of 11 points to 9 was won by Justine in her third match point. Final score: 6-2 7-6(9) in 1 hour and 27 minutes. Congratulations to Justine for a nomination in this year's Laureus award for Sportswoman of the year. The other contenders are Maria Sharapova, Amelie Mauresmo, Russian pole- vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, Swedish heptathlete Carolina Kluft and French swimmer Laure Manaudou. --

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