Henin-Hardenne out

Top seed and defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium became the highest-seeded player at this year’s US Open to lose as she was knocked out by Russia’s Nadia Petrova.

Henin-Hardenne was sent packing by the 14th seed 6-3 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. While Henin-Hardenne failed to get out of the fourth round, fifth seed Lindsay Davenport won the clash of the former American US Open champions as she overcame stubborn resistance by 11th seed Venus Williams.