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Last Updated: Saturday, 19 April, 2003, 20:44 GMT 21:44 UK
Dementieva ends Henin run
Saturday's WTA Tour round-up

Bausch & Lomb Championships

Elena Dementieva
Dementieva reached the fifth final of her career
Justine Henin-Hardenne's seven-match winning run came to an end on Saturday when she was beaten by Elena Dementieva.

Henin-Hardenne, winner of the Family Circle Cup last week, lost her semi-final 3-6 6-4 7-5 to an opponent who mixed some brilliant groundstrokes with often timid serving.

The 10th-seeded Russian looked nervous at times and faced match point in the third set, but came through eventually to set up a meeting with Lindsay Davenport in Sunday's final.

Davenport, the second seed, beat Jennifer Capriati 6-3 5-7 6-2 in Saturday's other semi.

Henin-Hardenne looked on her way out at 4-1 down in the third before fighting back to lead 5-4 and hold a match point on Dementieva's serve.

But the Belgian top seed missed a backhand to let her opponent off the hook and then lost a pair of break points before netting two simple forehands to give Dementieva the match.


Budapest Grand Prix

Alicia Molik
Molik won her first title in January
Australia's Alicia Molik reached her third final of the year with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Spain's Maria Sanchez Lorenzo.

The third seed will face Magui Serna, who beat Slovak Ludmila Cervanova 6-3 6-3.

Molik picked up her first WTA title at Hobart in January.

But she faces a tough test in her first meeting with Serna, who successfully defended her clay-court title in Estoril last weekend.

"I feel a bit tired because this is my second tournament in a row," said Serna.

"But I am determined to do my best to win in the final tomorrow."





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