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'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 18 (UPI) -- Justine Henin ran past Alexandra Dulgheru and into the finals of the UNICEF Open in the Netherlands with a straight-set victory Friday.
Henin, the tournament's top seed, was a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Dulgheru. She didn't drop serve and four of the 17 points she lost on serve came on double faults. She won nearly as many points (27-25) on Dulgheru's serve than Dulgheru did.
Seventh-seeded Andrea Petkovic needed more than 2 1/2 hours to win her semifinal, edging Kirsten Flipkens 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4. Petkovic converted all five break-point situations she forced on Flipkens.
Henin and Petkovic will meet Saturday with the tournament title and $37,000 at stake. They have never before played each other in a WTA event.
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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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