Henin wins Unicef Open

On a windy day in 's-Hertogenbosch, 7th seed Andrea Petkovic was up 6-3, 3-6, 3-0 against wild card and top seed Justine Henin in the Unicef Open. Petkovic has some problems closing big matches, and of course, those problems are going to be magnified when Henin is on the other side of the net. The Belgian walked away with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory, and she and Petkovic took home two of the more unusual trophies given on the tour.

Kudryattseva & Rodionova win Unicef Open championship

3rd seeds Alla Kudryattseva and Anastasia Rodionova won the Unicef Open doubles championship in 's-Hertogenbosch today. Kudryattseva and Rodionova defeated 4th seeds Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova 3-6, 6-3, 10-6. They also eliminated the number 1 seeds in the semifinals.

In singles semifinal action, top seed and wild card Justine Henin defeated 5th seed Alexandra Dulgheru 6-2, 6-2, and 7th seed Andrea Petkovic defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.

Top seeds defeated in 's-Hertogenbosch doubles semifinals

Top seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Anabel Medina Garrigues were defeated 7-6, 6-7, 10-8 today in the Unicef Open semifinals by 3rd seeds Alla Kudryattseva and Anastasia Rodionova. In the other semifinal, 4th seeds Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-3.

In singles, top seed and wild card Justine Henin defeated Kristina Barrois, 5th seed Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Yaroslava Shvedova, Kirsten Flipkens defeated Dominika Cibulkova, and 7th seed Andrea Petkovic was victorious over qualifier Sandra Zahlavova. In the semifinals, Henin will play Dulgheru, and Flipkens will play Petkovic.

Kirilenko retires in 's-Hertogenbosch

3rd seed Maria Kirilenko sustained an abdominal injury today at the Unicef Open, forcing her to retire against Kirsten Flipkens in the second set of their second round match.

7th seed Andrea Petkovic defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, and qualifier Sandra Zahlavova (aren't we seeing her name a lot these days?) defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6, 4-6, 6-2.

Defending champion out in 1st round of Unicef Open

Tammy Tanasugarn, the two-time defending champion in 's-Hertogenbosch, was defeated 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the first round today by qualifier Anastasia Rodionova. The brief grass season is generally the time when Tanasugarn has her best results.

6th seed Sara Errani and 8th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues were both upset in the first round, and top seed and wild card Justine Henin advanced to the second round with a win over Angelique Kerber.