Henin avoids top seeds in Indian Wells draw

Justine Henin has avoided drawing one of the top names in the early rounds as she prepares to play the third event of her comeback at Indian Wells

Henin, who is unseeded because she has not yet played enough tournaments to earn a ranking, would not meet a top four player until Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals. The Belgian will begin against Magdalena Rybarikova, and also has Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli in her section of the draw. Maria Sharapova or Caroline Wozniacki could await in the semifinals.

In the other half of the draw, Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova could clash in the fourth round, and last year's finalists Ana Ivanovic and Vera Zvonareva are slated to meet inthe third round.

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