J&S Cup; Henin top-seeded

J&S Cup, which takes place in Warsaw from April 30, has Justine Henin of Belgium as its top seed.

As the first four seeds have a bye in the first round, Justine Henin plays her first match either on Wednesday or on Thursday against the winner of the match between Kaia Kanepi and Anna-Lena Groenefeld . Justine has played Anna-Lena Groenefeld once, at 2006 Roland Garros, and won in straight sets. Estonia's Kaia Kanepi and world No. 1 have never met so far.

If in the opening round everything goes according to Justine's plans, she will face Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals, and then have a semifinal meeting with Jelena Jankovic or Anna Chakvetadze.

This is Henin's second time to play in Warsaw. Last time, in 2005, she came out as a winner defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. The defending champion this year is Justine's compatriot, Kim Clijsters, seeded second.

(source: Justine Henin's website)

Mauresmo skips J&S Cup

Amelie Mauresmo had to have her appendix removed in mid-April. She's recovered a great deal, but still, she's not ready enough to compete in J&S Cup, which takes place in Warsaw next week.

The French number 1 decided to make a comeback in Berlin, at Qatar Telecom German Open, a $1,340,000 tournament which starts on May 7. After Berlin, Mauresmo will play in Rome, and after Rome, she'll have intensive training to prepare for the second Grand Slam of the year, Roland Garros.

(via Amelie Mauresmo's official website)


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