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Henin-Hardenne wins

EASTBOURNE: Third seed Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium overcame fifth seed Anastasia Myskina of Russia 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) to claim the title in the Hastings Direct International, here on Saturday.

Paes pair in final

Top seeds Leander Paes and Martin Damm booked a spot in the final of the Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Holland, after defeating Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner 6-7 (7), 6-3, 10-8 on Friday.

In the other semifinal Arnaud Clement and Chris Haggard overcame Yves Allegro and Kristof Vliegen 7-5, 7-5.

The results:

At Eastbourne: Hastings Direct International (final): Justine Henin-Hardenne bt Anastasia Myskina 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5). Semifinals: Anastasia Myskina bt Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

At Nottingham: Red Letter Days Open (final): Richard Gasquet bt Jonas Bjorkman 6-4, 6-3. Semifinals: Richard Gasquet bt Robin Soderling 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5); Jonas Bjorkman bt Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-1.

At Den Bosch: Ordina Open: Men (final): Mario Ancic bt Jan Hernych 6-0, 5-7, 7-5. Semifinals: Mario Ancic bt Marcos Baghdatis 7-6 (4), 6-3; Jan Hernych bt Florent Serra 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Women (final): Michaella Krajicek bt Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-4. Semifinals: Michaella Krajicek bt Elena Dementieva 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. — Agencies

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