Janković, Henin in Rogers Cup final

Jelena Janković will play against Justine Henin at the Rogers Cup finals in Toronto in a bid to win the tournament.

Izvor: CBC News

Sunday, 19.08.2007.

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Jelena Jankovic will play against Justine Henin at the Rogers Cup finals in Toronto in a bid to win the tournament. Jankovic kept her composure after blowing the first set of her semifinal, prevailing over Tatiana Golovin of Russia 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday evening. Jankovic, Henin in Rogers Cup final The Serbian broke Golovin's serve early to grab a 5-2 lead in the first, but her 19-year-old opponent stormed back to take the next five games. The pair battled on even terms early in the second set before Jankovic gradually took over in a match that lasted just under two hours. "It was all about staying positive and hanging in there because I really let that first set go," Jankovic told CBC Sports. "I just had to hang in there and fight and I'm really lucky to get through." World No. 1 Henin breezed into the final with a 6-3, 6-0 semifinal win on Saturday afternoon over upstart qualifier Yan Zi. "It was an interesting match because she had great confidence this week," Henin said. "I knew it could be tough so I focused on every point." Henin won the event in 2003 and reached the final in 2005. While she is 6-0 lifetime against Jankovic, five of the matches have gone the full three sets.

Janković, Henin in Rogers Cup final

The Serbian broke Golovin's serve early to grab a 5-2 lead in the first, but her 19-year-old opponent stormed back to take the next five games.

The pair battled on even terms early in the second set before Janković gradually took over in a match that lasted just under two hours.

"It was all about staying positive and hanging in there because I really let that first set go," Janković told CBC Sports.

"I just had to hang in there and fight and I'm really lucky to get through."

World No. 1 Henin breezed into the final with a 6-3, 6-0 semifinal win on Saturday afternoon over upstart qualifier Yan Zi.

"It was an interesting match because she had great confidence this week," Henin said. "I knew it could be tough so I focused on every point."

Henin won the event in 2003 and reached the final in 2005.

While she is 6-0 lifetime against Janković, five of the matches have gone the full three sets.

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