Henin & Clijsters advance to a round of 16 encounter.
by bahamaderek on Jun.23, 2010, under Ekaterina Makarova, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams
Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters moved a step closer to a last-16 meeting at Wimbledon after both won their second-round matches on Wednesday.
US Open champion Clijsters eased past Karolina Sprem 6-3 6-2 on Court One.
Fellow Belgian Henin saw off the challenge of Germany’s Kristina Barrois 6-3 7-5, but did not have it all her own way on Court Two.
The 17th seed was pegged back from 5-1 to 5-5 in the second set before recovering her poise.
Both Henin and Clijsters have highlighted their lack of a Wimbledon title as motivation for ending their retirement.
Clijsters, 27, began playing again in August last year and won the US Open for a second time in only her third tournament.
Venus Williams had no trouble defeating last week’s Eastbourne winner Ekaterina Markarova 6-0, 6-4.
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