Kim Clijsters Wins 2009 U.S. Open... Wow!
By winning the 2009 U.S. Open Women’s Singles title, Kim Clijsters became the first mom since Evonne Goolagong to win a Grand Slam title. Goolagong won the Wimbledon title in 1980. Clijsters, a former World Number One, defeated Danish nineteen year old, Caroline Wozniacki, 7-5, 6-3, to capture her second Grand Slam title to complement her 2005
U.S. Open title. With the victory, Clijsters was the first unseeded woman to win the title. Wozniacki also proved with her solid performance in her first Grand Slam Final that her impressive record in 2009 could be a harbinger of things to come in the future.
Having been off the Tour for more than two years, Clijsters needed a wild card to get into the main draw. Kim was a finalist in her first four Grand Slam finals losing twice at the French Open, once down under at the Australian Open and once at the U.S. Open. Nonetheless, Kim has now won her last two U.S. Open Finals. With her eighteen month old daughter, Jada, and husband Brian Lynch in tow, Clijsters had an incredible run through the tournament beating both Serena Williams (in a match marked by Serena’s angry tirade) and Venus Williams along the way. With her U.S. Open title, Clijsters will return to the top twenty in the rankings after only three tournaments. Given the mental meltdowns and emotional outbursts, which marred the women’s event at the 2009 U.S. Open, it was refreshing to see a competitive, non-controversial and inspiring women’s final. Clijsters is exactly what the women’s Tour needs right now and one hopes she’ll stay around and play for a while… longer!
Having been off the Tour for more than two years, Clijsters needed a wild card to get into the main draw. Kim was a finalist in her first four Grand Slam finals losing twice at the French Open, once down under at the Australian Open and once at the U.S. Open. Nonetheless, Kim has now won her last two U.S. Open Finals. With her eighteen month old daughter, Jada, and husband Brian Lynch in tow, Clijsters had an incredible run through the tournament beating both Serena Williams (in a match marked by Serena’s angry tirade) and Venus Williams along the way. With her U.S. Open title, Clijsters will return to the top twenty in the rankings after only three tournaments. Given the mental meltdowns and emotional outbursts, which marred the women’s event at the 2009 U.S. Open, it was refreshing to see a competitive, non-controversial and inspiring women’s final. Clijsters is exactly what the women’s Tour needs right now and one hopes she’ll stay around and play for a while… longer!
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