Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Justine Henin wins in Stuttgart!

Stuttgart, Germany (AHN) - Justine Henin grabbed her first tournament win since emerging from retirement, defeating Samantha Stosur 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in Sunday's final of the Porsche Grand Prix.

Henin played in five tournaments before capturing her 42nd career title with an impressive showing against Stosur, who is currently ranked No. 10 in the world.

She sits in 2nd place on the WTA tour of active players with most titles won, second only to Venus Williams (43).

The native Belgian, currently ranked No. 23 in the world, was ranked No. 1 before her two-year retirement. The win will likely put her back into the top 20.

Henin advanced to the finals of both her first two tournaments since returning last fall.

She lost to Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open tuneup in Brisbane and to Serena Williams at the Aussie Open.

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