Top seed Justine Henin won her seventh singles title of the year after beating Tatiana Golovin 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final in Stuttgart.

World No.19 Golovin was shining in the first set. As usually, Henin didn’t have any significant weaknesses in her play, but what an opponent Golovin was in the first set! She was confident and motivated and amazed me with her performance. But, as the second set progressed, Henin’s domination was ever greater, while Golovin was more and more just a shadow of the player from the first set. In the decider, the story from the second set continued, and Henin took the victory.

In the photo you can see the Stuttgart winner with her new Porsche 911 Turbo Convertible, which was given as a prize.

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Not a surprise, Jelena Jankovic got into another silly situation. This time it included Justine Henin, the only tennis player JJ has no idea how to beat.

What happened? Jankovic and Henin have been staying in the same hotel during the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, and Jankovic has mistaken her room for Henin’s.

"It was so funny," Jankovic said after her latest defeat to the Belgian. "I was tired the other night and our rooms are next to each other and when I tried the door my card wouldn't work.

"I knocked and walked in and there was Justine, and I said: 'What are you doing in my room?'

"I'd got the wrong one but I thought I could go up there last night with a plate of fruit from room service, just to do something to distract her."

Jankovic seems to be in search of some alternative method to finally defeat Henin, but, at the moment, nothing can beat those killing forehands and backhands of the world number one. (source: Reuters)

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France's Virginie Razzano, ranked 33rd in the world, caused a huge upset by beating top seed Venus Williams in the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships final on Saturday.

World number eight Williams, who won last week’s Tier IV tournament in Korea, had three match points in the second set tiebreak before losing 4-6 7-6 6-4 to fifth-seeded Frenchwoman.

"I never felt the match was lost, even with three match points against me," said the 24-year-old, whose run in Tokyo will see her climb into the top 30 for the first time.

Williams was troubled by a leg injury, but paid tribute to her opponent, saying: "Congratulations to her. It's definitely a great way for her to end the year."

This is Razzano’s second career title. Last week she won Guangzhou International Women's Open in Guangzhou, China. (via Reuters)

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Top-ranked Justine Henin and world No. 19 Tatiana Golovin defeated their semifinal opponents Saturday to reach the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Justine Henin beat third seed Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (7-2), 7-5, while Tatiana Golovin disposed of second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets 6-2 6-4.

Jankovic’s hopes of driving home a Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet are over, as superior Henin improved to 8-0 career record against the Serb. From 2-5 down in the first set, Jankovic fought her way back to force a tie-break, which the Belgian won 7-2. Jankovic held three break points for a 5-1 lead in the second set, but Henin then started playing her best tennis. She hit a perfect lob to win the game and, with Jankovic beginning to tire, Henin began dominating. She broke serve for a 6-5 lead and the match was over when Jankovic netted a drop volley attempt.

Tatiana Golovin reached the final of the tournament in Stuttgart for the second consecutive year by upsetting Russian world No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova. Surprisingly, Golovin now holds a 3-1 head-to-head edge on Kuznetsova.

Justine Henin and Tatiana Golovin have faced each other twice, and the Belgian won both times.

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World number one Justine Henin has withdrawn from next week's Kremlin Cup with a shoulder injury. Maria Sharapova, however, has recovered from her persistent shoulder injury and will compete in Moscow.

You may be asking why Justine Henin is withdrawing when she seems healthy, actually, she has reached the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinals today, playing impressive tennis. "We were told Henin had suffered some injury to her shoulder and although she is still playing this week, she would not play the following week as she wants to have some rest," Kremlin Cup executive director Alexander Katsnelson told Reuters on Friday. Read more »

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