Posted at 10:56 a.m., Sunday, August 19, 2007
Tennis: Henin stops Jankovic for Rogers Cup title
Associated Press
TORONTO — Top-ranked Justine Henin defeated Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (3), 7-5, today, to win Rogers Cup, her first tournament since losing in the semifinals at Wimbledon.Henin has won all seven meetings against the third-ranked Jankovic.
Jankovic had a 4-1 lead in the opening set before Henin pulled even, eventually winning in a tiebreaker.
Henin kept up her strong play in the second set, winning her sixth title of the season in the warm-up to the U.S. Open.
Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama won the doubles title, defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber, 4-6, 6-2 and 10-5 in a tiebreaker.
