Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters set up dream final

Former world number ones Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters will contest an all-Belgian final at the Brisbane International after both completed straight-sets semi-final triumphs.

Wild card Henin continued her remarkable comeback to tennis with a 6-3 6-2 win over third seed Ana Ivanovic.

Despite having spent 20 months out of the game, it was the Henin of old as she easily dispatched the Serbian in just over an hour.

The Belgian secured the crucial break in the fifth game of the opening set before breaking again to close it out 6-3.

The 27-year-old carried that momentum into the second to break again and led 2-0 before Ivanovic mounted a comeback.

The Serbian hauled it back to 2-2 but could not maintain it as Henin won the next four games to secure the match.

Top seed Clijsters later secured a final date with her countrywoman by sinking German Andrea Petkovic in the second semi-final.

The US Open champion, who had almost two years out of the game before returning in astonishing fashion to claim a second crown at Flushing Meadows in September, continued her excellent run of form by disposing of Petkovic 6-4 6-2.

Henin played down any talk of a rift with her Belgian rival after clinching her place in the final.

"There is so much respect between the two of us so, I know sometimes people would love to hear there have been problems between us but that's not the case - never in the past," she said.

"I think I respect the person and the player and it's the same for her.

"We are so different. But we have good memories. When we were younger we were travelling a lot together - the same tournaments - but after that we grew up differently and went in different directions.

"It's always a good feeling to play against her because it's always a tough match and it's always a good challenge."