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Tennis: Henin makes winning return to Melbourne
Mon, Jan 14, 2008
Reuters

MELBOURNE - JUSTINE Henin made a winning return to Melbourne Park on Monday but although the scoreline was convincing, she did not have it all her own way against Aiko Nakamura.

The world number one missed the Australian Open last year as she was going through a divorce.

It was business as usual on the opening day of the 2008 event, however, as she posted a 6-2, 6-2 win.

The score was emphatic but the Belgian's performance less so as she missed almost half of her first serves, hit 26 unforced errors and needed an hour and a half to beat her 73rd-ranked opponent.

Henin will next face either Russia's Olga Poutchkova or Australian wildcard Monique Adamczak in the second round.

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