Justine Henin wins title

ROME: Former World No. 1 Justine Henin gave herself a Roland Garros boost with the first victory on her comeback as she won the Stuttgart WTA tournament on Sunday.

Since ending her 18-month hiatus in January, Henin's 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win over Australia's Samantha Stosur in the final was her first title in her third final since coming out of retirement having last won here in 2007.

In the Rome Masters final, rain stopped play between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. Nadal was leading 7-5, 2-1 when rain played spoilsport.

Devvarman advances

At the BMW Open in Munich, Somdev Devvarman, who got a bye in the first round, beat American Scott Lipsky 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) in the second qualifying round on Sunday.

He qualifies for the main draw if he gets past Alexandrei Sidorenko in the final round.

The results: At Stuttgart (Porsche Grand Prix): Final: Justine Henin bt Samantha Stosur 6-4, 2-6, 6-1; Semifinals: Samantha Stosur bt Anna Lapushchenkova 7-5, 6-3.

At Fes (Princess Lalla Meryem Grand Prix): Final: Iveta Benesova bt Simona Halep 6-4, 6-2 . — Agencies