Henin beats Klepac in Toronto tennis tourney

By IANS
Toronto : World number one Justine Henin enjoyed a routine win over Slovenia’s Andreja Klepac in the second round of the women’s tennis tournament here.
The Belgian won 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday in her first match since her shock Wimbledon semi-final defeat to Marion Bartoli.

“It took me a couple of games to find a good rhythm,” said Henin, who eased through in 69 minutes.


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“I really needed a break after Wimbledon, mentally and physically to get fresh was really important to me.”

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic suffered a shock defeat by Zi Yan in the second round. The Serbian, who won the title in Los Angeles last week, was thrashed 6-3, 6-1 by the world number 169 from China.

Second seed Jelena Jankovic demolished Canadian Marie-Eve Pelletier 6-0, 6-1.

Fifth seed Anna Chakvetadze earlier retired with a viral illness when trailing Virginie Razzano 7-6 (7-5), 2-0.

Sixth seed Nadia Petrova had to battle for a 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-1 win over Canadian wildcard Stephanie Dubois.

Seventh seed and Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli progressed when Maria Kirilenko joined the casualty list, the Russian retiring with a knee injury when 6-2, 2-1 down.

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