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Henin, Golovin reach Stuttgart final

STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Justine Henin beat Jelena Jankovic Saturday to reach the final at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

The top-seeded Belgian defeated the third-seeded Jankovic, 7-6 (7-2), 7-5. Henin has beaten Jankovic all eight times they've played and moved her winning streak to 15 matches on the WTA Tour. That includes titles in Toronto and at the U.S. Open.

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Henin has only lost once in her last 32 outings, and that came against France's Marion Bartoli in the Wimbledon semifinals.

Next up for Henin will be France's Tatiana Golovin, a 6-2, 6-4 winner over U.S. Open runner-up and second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova..

Henin has won seven of 11 events she has played so far this season, getting career titles No.30 through No.36.

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