Henin Hypes Home Fans Winning WTA Antwerp Crown
Posted on February 17, 2008World No. 1 Justine Henin won the last episode of the Proximus Diamond Games as the event prepares to exit the WTA Tour calendar, on Sunday defeating No. 47-ranked Karin Knapp of Italy 6-3, 6-3.
Henin broke Knapp broke three times in the first set and once in the second set en route to a one-hour, 30-minute win, her 10th consecutive win in a Tour final.
"Today was much better for me than the last few days," Henin said. "The crowd was supporting me a lot and I felt really good about my game. I've played three tournaments this year and won two of them so it's a good start."
The 20-year-old Knapp was appearing in her first WTA Tour final.
"This was a difficult match for me -- it was my first time playing Justine, and she put lots of pressure on me coming into the net so much," Knapp said. "But I tried my best and still played well. It was a great week, reaching my first final, and at a Tier II too. I just hope I can keep playing like this."
In the doubles final, world No. 1s Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeated No.2 seeds Kveta Peschke and Ai Sugiyama 6-1, 6-3.
Henin broke Knapp broke three times in the first set and once in the second set en route to a one-hour, 30-minute win, her 10th consecutive win in a Tour final.
"Today was much better for me than the last few days," Henin said. "The crowd was supporting me a lot and I felt really good about my game. I've played three tournaments this year and won two of them so it's a good start."
The 20-year-old Knapp was appearing in her first WTA Tour final.
"This was a difficult match for me -- it was my first time playing Justine, and she put lots of pressure on me coming into the net so much," Knapp said. "But I tried my best and still played well. It was a great week, reaching my first final, and at a Tier II too. I just hope I can keep playing like this."
In the doubles final, world No. 1s Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeated No.2 seeds Kveta Peschke and Ai Sugiyama 6-1, 6-3.