http://www.justine-henin.be/public/index.asp?lang=en MIAMI 07 - Fight Fire With Fire 28/03/2007: It was a night of fire, passion, flash points and high tension in the quarterfinal on Tuesday as the stakes were raised to the limit for a berth into semi-final. Justine defeated Nadia Petrova 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) in 2 hours and 16 minutes for a career first beyond the round of 8 in Miami. The Belgian tennis queen displayed her Zen-like powers of coolness against Petrova, the best player in the top 16 on tour without a grand slam. Justine will play her semi-final against another Russian, Anna Chakvetadze on Thursday. From the brink of defeat in round 3 to Virginie Razzano down 1-5 in the final set till the hawkeye reverse call on match point in the second set tiebreaker to Nadia Petrova, tennis queen Justine has thrilled Miami audiences, and driven supporters wild. The first set started on serve with Petrova, and as the majority of their previous meetings have shown - points were won on immaculate service holds, and aggressive counter attack forced errors. When these two players meet match statistics tell the story. The winners made by both player are 27, the breakpoints saved and taken are at the widest a 4% difference, but Justine's 5 aces in the match on crucial tense games to take the lead jolted Petrova's resilient barrier a few games later in the sets dissolved the Russian's mettle in the tiebreakers. The first set was fought neck and neck with Justine forced to hold serve in the set for 6-6. Justine led 3-0 in the tiebreaker, only to have Petrova shoot down huge serves to draw things level at 3-3. The Belgian teased the Russian slipping her a winning point, but with utter calm won the next two points to win the tiebreaker 7-4. The first set took 1 hour and 11 minutes. Justine took the opening game in the second set by firing off an ace, but solid serves from Petrova which reached up to 121 mph at it's fastest in the match levelled things again for 2-2. The rest of the second set followed a similar pattern as the first with server holding firm, but this time it was Nadia that saved set point to take it into tiebreaker. If a Henin match isn't heart busting enough, the tiebreak point for match point was determined by hawkeye replay. Justine requested for video inspection, and her ball was on the line. The "out" call was reversed, and Henin took the second tiebreaker 7-4. Game, Set, Match 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) in 2 hrs 16 mins 56 secs. Bravo Justine! --

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