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Nadia Petrova picks herself as opponent for Henin's return

Justine Henin makes her competitive return to tennis after a 15-month absence as a wildcard in the Brisbane event, which starts on Sunday.

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Nadia Petrova did herself no favours in conducting the draw for the Brisbane International on Saturday after the Russian picked former world number one Justine Henin as her first round opponent.

Henin, 27, makes her competitive return to tennis after a 15-month absence as a wildcard in the Brisbane event, which starts on Sunday.

Second seed Petrova felt the draw had been tough on her.

"You would like to get a little easier opponent to get into the year and get some confidence," Petrova, the world number 20, told reporters.

Henin, a seven-times grand slam champion and winner of 41 WTA titles, holds a winning 11-2 head-to-head record over Petrova.

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