Kim Clijsters beats Justine Henin in 4th round at Wimbledon
Kim Clijsters made the decisive break in eighth game of the final set after Henin overhit a forehand, then closed out the match on serve.
Kim Clijsters hits a return to Belgium's Justine Henin at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London, June 28.
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WIMBLEDON, England
Kim Clijsters has rallied to beat fellow Belgian Justine Henin in three sets to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
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The eighth-seeded Clijsters came from a set down to defeat No. 17 Henin 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Clijsters made the decisive break in eighth game of the final set after Henin overhit a forehand, then closed out the match on serve.
Clijsters made 23 unforced errors to Henin's 10, but grew in confidence as the match wore on.
The win gives Clijsters a 13-12 advantage in their head-to-head record. Both players returned to Wimbledon this year after brief retirements.
The 27-year-old Clijsters will play Russian Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals.
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