Henin Strongly moved to Australian Open fourth round
Australia MELBOURNE -- Top seed Justine Henin moved to the fourth round of the Australian Open Friday after receiving her toughest workout so far at this year's event in a 7-5, 6-4 win over Francesca Schiavone of Italy.
The world number one was pushed all the way in the first set and had to pull off some stunning shots to keep 25th seed Schiavone at bay before taking control in the second.
"It was really exciting, I was glad to win in two sets," Henin said. "She's always given me a lot of trouble in the past and it was a tough third round for me so I'm glad to go through."
Federer continues his Dominance, moved into Aussie Open third round
Australia MELBOURNE -- Top seed Roger Federer continued his winning race with his 16th consecutive match win at the Australian Open with a carefree straight sets win over French veteran Fabrice Santoro on Thursday.
The Swiss star countered the wiles of the 35-year-old Fabrice Santoro, playing in a record 62nd Grand Slam, to cruise into the third round 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 in one hour and 22 minutes.
Federer, bidding for his 13th Grand Slam title, will take on Serbian Davis Cup team member Janko Tipsarevic in the next round.
"I always enjoy playing a match against Fabrice," Federer said. "In the first match I played against him he totally dismantled me, he can really show where he could hurt you.
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