<p>"I couldn't expect something better than what happened in Brisbane in terms of the rhythm and intensity of the game that pushed me to another level that I wasn't use to any more," the 27-year-old told reporters on Saturday. <br /><br />"That match really helped me. I still need these kind of matches to really take my game to another level." <br /><br />After a first-round encounter against compatriot Kirsten Flipkens, Henin may get exactly what she wishes for at Melbourne Park with Russian fifth seed Elena Dementieva a likely second-round encounter. <br /><br />Should she progress, Henin could set up a quarterfinal against either 2009 French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova or Clijsters, who won the US Open on her own comeback last year. <br /><br />Henin, who quit the game in 2008, said she was now "200 percent" committed to her job and had a new calmness and maturity which would help her return to her best. <br /><br />"I learned a lot of things in the last 18 months. I wouldn't say I've changed but I probably grew up," she said. "Now I think that I'm going to be as engaged as I was before. <br />"The experience I had the last two years will help me more calm, more quiet and more mature with my life on the tour." <br />Henin has been given a wild card to play here.</p>
<p>"I couldn't expect something better than what happened in Brisbane in terms of the rhythm and intensity of the game that pushed me to another level that I wasn't use to any more," the 27-year-old told reporters on Saturday. <br /><br />"That match really helped me. I still need these kind of matches to really take my game to another level." <br /><br />After a first-round encounter against compatriot Kirsten Flipkens, Henin may get exactly what she wishes for at Melbourne Park with Russian fifth seed Elena Dementieva a likely second-round encounter. <br /><br />Should she progress, Henin could set up a quarterfinal against either 2009 French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova or Clijsters, who won the US Open on her own comeback last year. <br /><br />Henin, who quit the game in 2008, said she was now "200 percent" committed to her job and had a new calmness and maturity which would help her return to her best. <br /><br />"I learned a lot of things in the last 18 months. I wouldn't say I've changed but I probably grew up," she said. "Now I think that I'm going to be as engaged as I was before. <br />"The experience I had the last two years will help me more calm, more quiet and more mature with my life on the tour." <br />Henin has been given a wild card to play here.</p>