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Posts Tagged ‘Kim Clijsters’
Serena Williams tops WTA rankings
April 12th, 2010 |
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Serena Williams of the United States led the way in an unchanged top 10 of the women’s tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Williams has 7,946 points as she leads from Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki (6,375) and Dinara Safina of Russia (6,150).
WTA top 10 as of April 12 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) [...]
Gritty Nadal does it tough for victory over Nalbandian
March 29th, 2010 |
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Rafael Nadal worked to control an old foe while women’s second seed Caroline Wozniacki overcame a bout of illness to advance Sunday at the Miami Masters.
With grey skies and humidity replacing sunshine, number four Nadal staged a fightback after losing a marathon first set, constructing a 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 6-2 third-round win over Argentine David [...]
Nadal reaches fourth round as Clijsters crumbles
January 23rd, 2010 |
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Rafael Nadal saw off another challenge to his title defence at the Australian Open Friday while US Open champion Kim Clijsters was handed a shock third-round loss.
Second seed Nadal defeated German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 with the straightforward win propelling the Spaniard into the fourth round and a 5-0 mark over his opponent [...]
Nadal eases ahead on day of domination at Australian Open
January 20th, 2010 |
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal followed Wednesday’s relaxed formbook a day after a crush of 87 matches, powering past Slovak outsider Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to lead a cluster of no-stress wins at the Australian Open.
The second seed took just under two hours to advance, setting the pace for fellow top players Andy Roddick and [...]
Smashing Clijsters sparkles Down Under
January 6th, 2010 |
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Kim Clijsters sent out a warning to her rivals when she demolished Australia’s Alicia Molik in the second round of the Brisbane International yesterday. The Belgian was in ruthless form as she saw off Molik in one hour, breaking the Australian’s serve six times on her way to a 6-0, 6-3 victory.
Serena Williams Fined $82,500 For Outburst At U.S. Open
November 30th, 2009 |
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Serena Williams has been slammed with a record-setting $82,500 fine after her foul-mouthed tirade against a judge during the U.S. Open last summer.
Williams lashed out at a lineswoman after a foot-fault call at the end of her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters during an Open match in September. Williams already paid $10,000 for the [...]
Justin Henin to make a comeback
October 21st, 2009 |
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The tennis star Justine Henin is set to make a come back from 15-months retirement, as has been confirmed by the former world number one herself on Wednesday.
Belgium’s seven-time Grand Slam winner Justine Henin confirmed to return at Australia’s Brisbane International in January next year to pit her against compatriot and fellow ex-retiree Kim [...]
Kim puts tour back in focus
September 18th, 2009 |
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It was supposed to be a pretty straight-forward script. While it was great to have her back, Kim Clijsters, playing in only her third tournament since coming out of a lengthy retirement, should have gotten no further than the fourth round of the US Open last week. She was on course to meet
`Being a mother and wife is obviously my first priority,’’says Clijsters
September 15th, 2009 |
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US Open woman’s champion Kim Clijsters has said that while it is nice to win a Grand Slam title after two-years off the circuit, being a mother and a wife is her first priority.
“Being a mother is obviously my first priority, and being a wife. My sister is about to have a baby in a [...]
Serena Williams Apologizes For U.S. Open Outburst
September 14th, 2009 |
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Order on the court! Tennis star Serena Williams has apologized for causing a racket at the U.S. Open over the weekend.
Serena made headlines over the weekend after flipping into full Bitch Mode and threatening to kill a lineswoman when the official called a foot fault at a pivotla moment during her semifinal match with Kim [...]
Clijsters crowns comeback with US Open title
September 14th, 2009 |
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Belgian Kim Clijsters crowned her remarkable comeback by beating 19-year-old Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 7-5 6-3 to win the US Open women’s title on Sunday. Clijsters, playing only her third tournament after taking more than two years off to start a family, clinched a 93-minute victory
Tennis: Serena penalty hands Clijsters final berth
September 13th, 2009 |
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Kim Clijsters reached the US Open final after beating defending champion Serena Williams 6-4 7-5 on Saturday in a contest that ended in chaos after the American was handed a point penalty on match point. With the Belgian on the brink of victory, second seed Williams was called for a
Serena sent packing after US Open rant
September 13th, 2009 |
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Serena Williams was booted out of the US Open on Saturday after hurling threatening abuse at a lineswoman. The incident marred the end of her semi-final loss to Kim Clijsters after the official had foot-faulted her to set up match point to the Belgian. The title-holder and tournament
The week in brief
September 11th, 2009 |
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Murray’s major mismatch Scotsman Andy Murray crashed out of the US Open against Marin Cilic in straight sets on Tuesday and relinquished his grip on the world No2 ranking as Rafael Nadal continued his return to form by booking a place in last night’s quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Kim Clijsters
Tennis: Beaten Venus tips her hat to Clijsters
September 7th, 2009 |
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Venus Williams tipped her hat to Kim Clijsters on Sunday after she was outplayed, outhit and outwitted by the Belgian in the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday. The American, champion in New York in 2000 and 2001, lost 6-0 0-6 6-4 as Clijsters reached the quarter-finals in just her
Williams sisters, Clijsters lead US Open field
July 26th, 2009 |
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Defending champion Serena Williams and four other past winners, including her sister Venus and wild-card entry Kim Clijsters, are in the provisional women’s field for the U.S. Open.
Ninety-nine of the top 100 women in the current WTA rankings received direct entry Thursday into the hard-court Grand Slam tournament, played Aug. [...]