Henin , who is playing in her first Grand Slam event since she ended her 20-month retirement from tennis , took the first set but Russian Dementieva hit back in an enthralling second set to take a 4-2 advantage . Justine Henin booked her place in the third round of the Australian Open after she claimed a 7 - 5 7 - 6 ( 8 - 6 ) victory over fifth seed Elena Dementieva . Fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters came through in straight sets - 6 - 3 , 6 - 3 - in her clash with Thai veteran Tamarine Chan . Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova recorded a 6 - 2 6 - 2 victory over fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova .
Justine Henin booked her place in the third round of the Australian Open after she claimed a 7 - 5 7 - 6 ( 8 - 6 ) victory over fifth seed Elena Dementieva . Fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters came through in straight sets - 6 - 3 , 6 - 3 - in her clash with Thai veteran Tamarine Chan . Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova recorded a 6 - 2 6 - 2 victory over fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova .