MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Former No. 1-ranked Justine Henin reached the semifinals in her Grand Slam comeback, beating Nadia Petrova 7-6 (3), 7-5 Tuesday to take out the last seeded player on her half of the Australian Open draw.
Henin, unranked and playing on a wild card entry at Melbourne Park, went down a break in the second set before finding range with her powerful ground strokes and winning seven of the next nine games to finish off No. 19-seeded Petrova.
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