Posted at 6:36 a.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Tennis: Henin reaches Eastbourne quarterfinals
Associated Press
EASTBOURNE, England — Defending champion Justine Henin beat Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-1 today at the Eastbourne International in her first match since winning the French Open.The top-ranked Belgian advanced to the quarterfinals of the grass-court warmup for Wimbledon by overpowering the 18-year-old Radwanska.
Henin broke to lead 2-1, but had to hit a backhand down the line to save a break point at 4-3.
In the second set, Henin needed four break points to lead 1-0, and again had to save a break point before holding for 2-0.
The six-time Grand Slam winner needed another three break points to take a 4-1 lead, before closing out the match with a further break in the final game.
Fifth-seeded Nicole Vaidisova defeated British qualifier Elena Baltacha 6-3, 6-2, and Sybille Bammer of Austria edged Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-3.
