Top seeds to meet in Qatar finale By Chris Wang http://myurl.com.tw/sekb World number two Justine Henin lost the first set against her semi-final opponent Jelena Jankovic, but rallied back to win 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 at the Qatar Total Open on Friday to go through to her second final in a fortnight after winning the Dubai Open last week. Henin, who also came from one set down to beat Patty Schnyder in her Qatar quarter-final, goes into her ninth final out of the past ten tournaments she has played in, only missing out in her return event in Paris where she was knocked out in the semis. The diminutive Belgian twice served for the first set, only to be broken both times, before going on to lose the set 7-5 in the tie break as Jankovic took the momentum after being broken herself in the first game of the match. "I need some tennis," said Henin, who missed the start of the season due to her marriage break up. I need this kind of match to get my confidence back, and I'm very happy with the way I kept fighting. I had my chances in the first set, but didn't take the opportunities," she added at the post-match press conference. Jankovic, who had to retire from her semi-final in Dubai due to injury, was again favouring her left ankle as the match wore on in difficult conditions, with a light sand storm blowing through Doha for most of the day. "Everything was difficult, because it's weak and shaky, but I did the best I could," Jankovic said of her niggling injury. "I'm not moving the way I usually can, I'm a lot slower." Fearsome backhands After letting the first set slip away, Henin stepped up a gear in the second set, unleashing some fearsome backhands that had the Khalifa Tennis Complex crowd gasping as the ball sped past her static opponent, and*breaking Jankovic three times to win 6-2. The third set was made all the more tense as the players exchanged breaks of serve, with the windy conditions making receiving easier than serving at times. "The conditions were very difficult," said Henin. "I wear contacts, and with the sand and the wind it wasn't easy at all." The match ended with seven successive breaks of serve, with Henin being broken when serving for the match at 5-3, only to break back and win it in just over two hours and twenty minutes. "It was a good fight, she's a real good player, she's improved a lot over the past few months and I knew it was going to be tough so I'm happy to win this one," said Henin of her Serbian opponent. "I didn't know what to expect a few weeks ago when I came back, I've won a few matches in three sets, so it's good for my confidence. I know I'll need more time to get back to my best level, and I accept that," added the Belgian. Old foes Although Jankovic would have been disappointed, she finishes the tournament at a career-high rank of number nine in the world after winning in Auckland and reaching the final in Sydney earlier this year. Henin faces Russian second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final on Saturday, after the world number five defeated Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 6-2 in the other semi-final. Kuznetsova knocked Henin out of the Qatar tournament at the semi-final stage in 2004, when she was the eventual runner-up to compatriot Anastasia Myskina. "No matter what happens tomorrow, I think I've done a good job over the past two weeks," said Henin. "I love finals, it's the best day of the week.(還有誰比Henin更適合說這句話呢:P) "I'll try to really enjoy the moment, try to play my best and the best player will win". --

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