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Vol. 5 Num 361 Fri. June 03, 2005  
   
Sports


French Open
Franco-Belgian women's final


Former champions Mary Pierce and Justine Henin-Hardenne will contest the first-ever Franco-Belgian French Open women's singles final after both recorded easy victories in Thursday's semifinals.

2000 champion Pierce defeated Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 6-1 in just 58 minutes.

Earlier Henin-Hardenne, the winner in 2003, cruised past another Russian, Nadia Petrova, 6-2, 6-3 in 1hr 08min.