STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 5 Justine Henin won her 14th straight match Friday, moving her into the semifinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Henin defeated Elena Dementieva, 6-4, 6-4, as she goes after her third consecutive title. Her match winning streak has brought her championships in Toronto and the U.S. Open. She has lost just once in her last 31 matches, that coming against Marion Bartoli in the semifinals at Wimbledon.
Henin will next meet third-seeded Jelena Jankovic, who ousted defending champion Nadia Petrova. Jankovic lost the first set in a tiebreak, but had a 5-1 lead in the second when Petrova retired with a hip injury.
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Tatiana Golovin also won their quarterfinal matches.
Kuznetsova defeated Serena Williams, 6-3, 6-3, and Golovin was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Kateryna Bondarenko.
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