Henin wins in Stuttgart

Justine Henin ended Samantha Stosur winning strike on Sunday, defeating the Aussie in 3 sets; 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. The first set was very tight, but it was Henin able to capitalize on key points that made the difference. In the second, Samantha shifted gear to surprise the Belgian but nervousness caught up with her in the last, her game slipping away from her grasp added to the fact that Henin was really playing great tennis then.

To make it there, it wasn’t that easy for those 2 players. Henin had to cross fire with Jelena Jankovic for another 3 setter match. 3-6, 7-6, 6-3. If Jelena wouldn’t have lacked of energy in the final set, maybe the story would have been different, but Justine keep her perfect H2H against the Serbian, now 10-0.

As for Samantha, it is against Dulgheru that she faced trouble. Playing too inconsistently against an opponent who had nothing to lose, she lost the first set, but came back strong.

In the performance worth mentioning, Sharar Peer had a great run. She defeated Radwanska then, she didn’t have much problem to get rid of Safina, who was playing her first tournament since she had worsened her back injury in Melbourne.

Wozniacki retired, her ankle being still injured. She should take a longer break if you ask me. If not, she is going to miss Roland Garros, or play poorly there. Anna Lapushchenkova (try to see it quickly for fun) defeated Victoria Azarenka (another injured player who should rest) and enjoy a great week with a semi here but Stosur was too strong.