Second seed Jelena Jankovic needed over two hours on a chilled centre court to tame scrappy Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin 5-7 6-3 6-2 set up a dream final with world number one Justine Henin in Toronto.

Jankovic looked headed for an easy win over the 19th ranked Golovin, leading 5-2 and serving for the opening set.

But Golovin hit back with three breaks sweeping through the next five games to take a 1-0 lead.

The Serb went 4-2 up in the second set but this time held the advantage to level the match.

Back in command, Jankovic secured the early break again in the third set to go up 3-1 and kept her French opponent out of the match.

A Henin and Jankovic final may lack the pizzazz of a Maria Sharapova-Serena Williams showdown but their records this season are second to none, with the battling Belgian claiming five titles and the Serbian four.

Still a little rusty from a five week layout, Henin will enter Sunday's match as the favourite having swept all six head-to-head meetings with Jankovic.

"I've lost so many times against her, I've never beaten her but maybe I can do it tomorrow," Jankovic said. "I have nothing to lose.

"We've had a lot of tough matches, except at the French Open where she beat me in two sets. The other times a few points decided here and there."

Reuters