By Caroline Cheese BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Henin-Hardenne is looking to complete a full set of Grand Slams

Justine Henin-Hardenne marched into the Wimbledon final with a straight-sets victory over Kim Clijsters.

World number two Clijsters had the edge in the all-Belgian clash early on and broke serve to take a 4-3 lead but the French Open champion roared back.

Clijsters twice led by a break in the second set but once again, she was unable to hold on under pressure.

Third seed Henin-Hardenne came through 6-4 7-6 (7-4), her third win in a row over her compatriot.

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Victory in Saturday's final against Amelie Mauresmo would make Henin-Hardenne the 10th woman in history to complete a career Grand Slam.

The 24-year-old has won 17 straight matches, including titles at Roland Garros and Eastbourne.

"It was tough today," she told BBC Sport. "I was nervous but I played well on the important points.

I'm disappointed I lost but I'm still happy with the way I played Kim Clijsters

"She broke me a couple of times but I was always able to come back and I played solidly in the tiebreak.

"I love these situations, when there's a lot of tension and pressure. It's why I play tennis."

Clijsters felt she could not have given any more in her attempt to reach the Wimbledon final for the first time.

"I'm disappointed I lost but I'm still happy with the way I played," she said.

"I went for the lines and I gave her my best tennis. When I've lost to her in Grand Slams before, I was disappointed I wasn't at my best but not this time."

Clijsters dominated the early baseline exchanges and duly broke to lead 4-3.

But the US Open champion, often accused of being too nice for competitive sport, faltered.

That allowed Henin-Hardenne to make several successful incursions to the net and the third seed won three straight games in a row and the last six points to clinch the set.

The match, which had been an error-strewn affair, warmed up at the end of the second set.

Clijsters had already squandered the advantage once when she broke again to lead 6-5 with some brutal hitting from the baseline.

This time, she did little wrong in the next game but Henin-Hardenne produced some dazzling winners to take the set into a tie-break.

Henin-Hardenne, who has five Grand Slam titles to Clijsters' lone US Open triumph, showed her mettle.