Henin wins first Antwerp title

February 17, 2008 21:03 IST

Belgian world number one Justine Henin won the Antwerp Diamond Games on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over unseeded Italian Karin Knapp.

Henin broke Knapp to race to a 5-2 lead in the first set before the Italian broke back. Knapp dropped her serve in the next game to give Henin the set.

The Belgian broke again in the second set and although Knapp had a chance to break back in the seventh game her forehand was long. Henin held serve to win.

The seven-times grand slam tournament winner had been troubled by a knee injury at last month's Australian Open and dropped a set on Saturday before defeating Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky.

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