Tennis: Henin triumphs over Kournikova

Justine Henin ended Anna Kournikova's Grand Slam comeback with a 6-2 7-5 victory in the Australian Open.

Tue, 15 Jan, 2002 - 07:11

Justine Henin ended Anna Kournikova's Grand Slam comeback with a 6-2 7-5 victory in the Australian Open.

Kournikova missed the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open last year after foot surgery and found herself unseeded for the event in which 12 months ago she reached the quarter-finals.

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