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'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 17 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Justine Henin advanced to the semifinals of the UNICEF Open in the Netherlands with a straight-set quarterfinal win Thursday.
The tournament is Henin's first grass-court appearance in about three years and she hasn't lost a set this week.
She defeated Kristina Barrios 7-5, 6-3, closing the match with a service break at love. It was her fourth break of the match. She suffered a break herself in the first set but dominated the second, losing only five points in four service games.
Henin next draws fifth-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru, who got by No. 4-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in her quarterfinal.
The other semifinal will send seventh-seeded Andrea Petkovic against Kirsten Flipkens.
Petkovic advanced with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) win over Sandra Zahlavova in which Petkovic had 10 aces. Flipkens was a 6-2, 6-3 winner over Dominika Cibulkova, firing eight aces and dropping serve just once.
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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