Tired Henin knows body will respond, in time

MELBOURNE: The head is fine but the body is struggling to recover, Justine Henin said after she advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open yesterday.

The former world No 1, in her second tournament after returning to the game following an 18-month retirement, recovered from a set down to beat Russia's Alisa Kleybanova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Hisense Arena.

The match was played less than 48 hours after Henin upset fifth seed Elena Dementieva in an intense second-round battle that lasted late into the Melbourne twilight on Wednesday.