Henin-Hardenne progresses to fourth round

Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne has survived an early scare to defeat Ai Sugiyama of Japan 4-6 6-1 6-0 to reach the last 16 of the US Open.

The Belgian, who next will play number 21 Shahar Peer of Israel said: “Now it’s getting very serious. The opponents are playing better and better. It’s very hard.