Henin, Kuznetsova to set up dream Sydney final

2008-01-10 01:58:53 Xinhua English

CANBERRA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Justine Henin beat fourth-ranked Serb Ana Ivanovic to set up a classy clash with Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Sydney International tennis tourney on Thursday.

Henin claimed her 56th WTA Tour final appearance with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over the 20-year-old Serbian sensation.

Kuznetsova overcame Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the other semi-final 7-5, 7-6(4).

It is the first time since February 2006 in Antwerp that the two top ranked players have met in a WTA final.