Henin upset in return from injury

 

Published 5/8/2008 at FOXSports.com News for TENNIS

Top-ranked Justine Henin was upset by Dinara Safina 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 Thursday in the third round of the German Open. Henin, who took a month off with a knee injury, had hoped to restore her confidence at the German Open in time to win a fifth French Open title in June. Third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova lost to Alona Bondarenko 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, and seventh-seeded Elena Dementieva reached the quarterfinals by defeating Vera Dushevina 7-5, 6-3. [link]

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Player Withdrawals: May 12, 2008

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