http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2868370 Henin battles back to reach German Open semis Associated Press BERLIN -- Top-seeded Justine Henin rallied from 4-0 down in the final set against Jelena Jankovic to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 Saturday and reach the German Open semifinals. After Saturday's win, Justine Henin has a perfect 5-0 record against Jelena Jankovic. Henin, chasing her fourth title at the French Open tuneup, completed the comeback with an overhead smash that set up a semifinal matchup later Saturday against third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. They will be competing for a place in Sunday's final against 12th-seeded Ana Ivanovic, who advanced in the rain-delayed tournament when Julia Vakulenko quit with a right wrist injury while trailing 4-3 in the first set. Down 4-0 in the final set, Henin played flawless tennis against the fifth-seeded Jankovic. "She played unbelievably -- she didn't make a mistake until it was 4-4 or something," Jankovic said. "I'm very disappointed." Henin's array of winners down the line, drop shots and pinpoint passing shots forced a scream of frustration from Jankovic at one point. The match was stopped Friday due to darkness -- with Jankovic ahead 6-3, 4-4 -- then halted twice by rain. Jankovic has improved to sixth in the rankings after two recent titles, but this was her fifth straight three-set loss to the top-ranked player. Henin also charged back to win at the U.S. Open semifinals against the Serb when trailing 5-3 in the second set. "She is a champion. She is the only one I have trouble against -- I have beaten all the other top 10 players," said Jankovic, who also was eliminated last week in Warsaw by Henin. Henin is chasing her fourth title at the German Open, while the 19-year-old Ivanovic will play her second final. "It's never nice to win this way," Ivanovic said. "I am just looking forward to the challenge of playing the final." Vakulenko's right wrist also forced the Ukrainian out of the quarterfinals at Warsaw, where she beat Kim Clijsters in the Belgian's last match before retirement. Vakulenko, taking painkillers, upset third-ranked Amelie Mauresmo and No. 10 Dinara Safina on Friday. The weather has forced several players to play two matches in a day. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press --

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