http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wimbledon/2006/sport_sto920991.shtml Henin wins Belgian Battle Henin wins Belgian BattleJustine Henin-Hardenne moved into her second career Wimbledon final with a 6-4 7-6(4) win over compatriot Kim Clijsters on Thursday. The French Open champion battle back from a break down in both sets to ease into the final where she will play the winner of Maria Sharapova and Amelie Mauresmo. In the end it was the superior fighting qualities of the 2001 runner-up that shone through, along with her superior tactics on the Wimbledon grass and graceful backhand. Clijsters simply could not cope with her opponent taking the initiative by coming forward wherever possible, taking away the time needed to set up her powerful baseline game. SLEEPY START With the Wimbledon crowd still wiping the sleep out of their eyes, the Belgians started their match with a low profile. And the game matched the attitude of the spectators until it suddenly burst into life in the seventh game. Justine found herself broken thanks to a double fault and a loose forehand into the net and suddenly the crowd were involved as the spectacle heated up as the sun finally peeked out from behind the clouds. But the French Open champion is determined to win the one major title to have so far eluded her and immediately broke back as her opponent refused to move away from the baseline as the situation dictated. With that, the French Open champion moved into overdrive, running away with the set by breaking the second seed once again, this time to love, as the 2005 U.S. open champion offered a limp end to the set. DEJA VU The second set once again started with Kim on the offensive, keeping a good depth from the baseline and fending off Justine, earning a break in the third game thanks to yet another double fault, this time on break point, from Henin. However, Clijsters yet again was unable to hold on to her advantage as her game disintegrated to allow Henin back on level terms at 3-3. The pair then traded blows as the second set moved inexorably toward a tie-break. In the breaker Henin was able to move her game up a gear at just the right moment, moving 6-3 ahead before a trademark cross-court backhand closed out the match, 7-4 in the tie-break. Justine deservedly through, but with her serve still misfiring she knows she still has some work to do between now and the final on Saturday. -- Size doesn't matter. --- Justine Henin-Hardenne --

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