‘Fighter’ Serena refuses to lose
‘Fighter’ Serena refuses to lose 
From correspondents in Miami
Former Australian Captain April 01, 2007
SERENA Williams stormed back from a set down to beat world No.1 Justine Henin 0-6 7-5 6-3 and claim her fourth Sony Ericsson Open title today (AEST).
“It’s just not in me to give up,” said Williams, who showed a steely resolve in saving two match points in the 10th game of the second set.
Playing her first tournament since an improbable Australian Open triumph in January, Williams broke Henin in the 12th game of the second set to force the deciding third.
This time it was Williams who took charge, breaking Henin in the second game en route to a 3-0 lead.
The Blegium player put the set back on serve with a break in the fifth game, but Williams broke again for a 5-3 lead and a chance to serve for the match.
Inconsistency struck the American again, and she was quickly in a 0-40 hole. She battled back, with two stinging backhands and a service winner, and took the match with a line-kissing second serve on her first match point.
Williams added the title to the crowns she won here in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Henin, who overtook Maria Sharapova on top of the world rankings on Monday, arrived here buoyed by tournament victories in Dubai and Qatar.
The 24-year-old, who skipped the Australian Open in January because of personal troubles, had never made it past the quarter-finals here, but appeared poised to make the most of her first finals appearance when she raced through the opening set.
Williams failed to muster even a point on her own serve until the fifth game, when Henin battled back from 40-15 to get the break and serve for the set.
A forehand wide on her first set point was the first noticeable miscue from the Belgian, and Williams dug in to save two more set points before Henin pocketed the set when the American fired a backhand wide.
“She’s a real fighter,” said Henin. “At the end she was better than me, she was really focused on every point. I gave my best but it wasn’t enough.”
In today’s ATP Masters Series men’s final, Argentina’s unseeded Guillermo Canas will face No.10 seed, Serbia teen Novak Djokovic.
Agence France-Presse