Kim Clijsters beats Vera Zvonareva in 2010 US Open women's final

Clijsters crushes Zvonareva to defend Open title - Tennis ...
Kim Clijsters of Belgium won her second consecutive US Open championship and third overall Saturday night, easily beating Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-2, 6-1 in the final. ... This is the first time I've been able to defend my title here at the U.S. Open," Clijsters said, reaching down to fix Jada's hair, getting mussed in the breeze. "The conditions have been very hard the last two weeks with wind — I've always tried to keep her curls down. I'm always hoping." ...
Publish Date: 09/12/2010 5:34
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Kim Clijsters easily beats Vera Zvonareva to win 2nd consecutive ...
"It's always an honor to go back to a place, especially a Grand Slam, where you've done well and you've won, and you want to bring your best tennis again," Clijsters said. "I know if I bring my best, I'm capable of beating the best ...
Publish Date: 09/12/2010 5:30
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/breaking/clijsters-beats-zvonareva-for-2nd-consecutive-us-open-title-3rd-overall-102707314.html

Kim Clijsters beat Vera Zvonareva in the U.S. Open women's finals ...
“Kim just played tremendously well today. She deserved to win,” said Zvonareva, who is playing for the first time in the U.S. Open finals. “A little bit of experience definitely helps. She has improved so much,” Clijsters said about ...
Publish Date: 09/12/2010 7:38
http://thenextreporter.com/jg/kim-clijsters-beat-vera-zvonareva-open-womens-finals-retains-title/089259/

2010 U.S. Open Tennis: Kim Clijsters Romps to Another Win in New ...
“Whenever I step out on this court it feels like coming home,” Clijsters said. “It makes me play so much better.” Clijsters has now won 21 consecutive matches at the U.S. Open (she won her first title here in 2005, before she retired ...
Publish Date: 09/12/2010 3:41
http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2010/09/11/clijsters-romps-to-another-win-in-new-hometown/

Kim Clijsters defeats Vera Zvonareva to win U.S. Open – This Just ...
Belgium's Kim Clijsters defeated Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-1 Saturday night to win her second consecutive US Open title and her third Grand Slam title. The win makes her the first woman to win two consecutive US. ... One comic moment, the lady from USTA who presented the trophies said "this is the greatest tennis tournament in the world!" Has she not heard of Wimbledon? Acclaimed by eveyrone else as the truly greatest tennis tournament in the world. Just asking. ...
Publish Date: 09/12/2010 2:50
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/11/kim-clijsters-wins-u-s-open/

2010 U.S. Open, Women's Final: Kim Clijsters Cruises To Second ...
Not sure about you, but for my wife, the highlight of the match so far was CBS cutting to a shot of Kim Clijsters' daughter Jada, who seemed much more interested in the slice of watermelon she was munching on than the action on the ...
Publish Date: 09/12/2010 1:03
http://www.sbnation.com/2010/9/11/1683114/Kim-Clijsters-vs-Vera-Zvonareva-2010-us-open-womens-final

Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva in US Open final

Semi final results

Kim Clijsters (2) beat Venus Williams (3) (5) 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4
Vera Zvonareva (7) beat Caroline Wozniacki (1) 6-4 6-3

Kim Clijsters Overcomes Venus Williams, Moves Closer To Defend US ...
US Open defending champion Kim Clijsters came back from being one set down to defeat Venus Williams of the United States, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Friday, advancing to the final match against 7th seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia. ...
Publish Date: 09/11/2010 2:03
http://www.sportsnewscaster.com/kim-clijsters-overcomes-venus-williams-moves-closer-to-defend-us-open-title/2671/

Coolfwdclip: US OPEN 2010: Kim Clijsters battles past Venus ...
Kim Clijsters, poster girl for marriage and motherhood on the women's tour, stayed on course for a repeat US Open title on Friday night after seeing off the game challenge of the near veteran Venus Williams. ...
Publish Date: 09/11/2010 7:06
http://coolfwdclip.blogspot.com/2010/09/us-open-2010-kim-clijsters-battles-past.html

US Open 2010: Kim Clijsters sets up Vera Zvonareva final | Tennis ...
Defending US Open champion Kim Clijsters came from behind to beat Venus Williams and set up a final against Russia's Vera Zvonareva. ... US Open 2010: Kim Clijsters sets up Vera Zvonareva final ... “I just tried to make the points and whenever I felt I had the opportunity to step up and accelerate a little bit, I tried to keep the pressure on her,” said Clijsters after sealing her 20th-straight victory at Flushing Meadows. “It was a great match to play. ...
Publish Date: 09/11/2010 1:07
http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2010/09/us-open-2010-kim-clijsters-sets-up-vera-zvonareva-final/

Venus Williams Eliminated From U.S. Open Semifinals, Kim Clijsters ...
NEW YORK -- After trailing for much of the third set, Venus Williams suddenly was right back in the thick of her US Open semifinal against Kim Clijsters, serving at 4-all, 30-all. ... "Obviously, this is what you try to achieve," said the second-seeded Clijsters, also the 2005 U.S. Open champion. "I never expected I'd come back in this position. I was trying to do it. It wasn't easy, but I stuck with it." Earlier Friday, Zvonareva reached her second Grand Slam final in a ...
Publish Date: 09/11/2010 5:48
http://www.nesn.com/2010/09/venus-williams-eliminated-from-us-open-semifinals-kim-clijsters-advances-to-final.html

SPORTS – Kim Clijsters beats Venus Williams in Open semis (AP ...
“I just wish,” Williams said, “I could have played the bigger points a little better.” She is 52-2 after taking the first set at the U.S. Open — and both of those losses came against Clijsters, who will face No. 7-seeded Vera Zvonareva ...
Publish Date: 09/11/2010 2:59
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Vera Zvonareva advanced to the Final Round - BrowNews.Com
Vera Zvonareva advanced to ensure first in the US Open final. Russian tennis player is not experienced significant difficulties when conquering Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. ... s Very difficult for us both with the wind like today but I think I am quite impatient and aggressive,” Zvonareva said as quoted by Reuters. This is the first final 26-year-old tennis player at the U.S. Open. Final has also become the second in gran slam for Zvonareva after serving as ...
Publish Date: 09/11/2010 4:09
http://www.brownews.com/sports/tennis/2280-vera-zvonareva-advanced-to-the-final-round/

Vera Zvonareva finds power and precision to tame Caroline ...
Bizarrely, Zvonareva went through four of them. “I had five rackets strung before the match,” the Russian said, “and three of them went on me. I don't think anything like that has happened to me since the juniors.” ...
Publish Date: 09/10/2010 22:24
http://tennis-tips.aussiett.com.au/vera-zvonareva-finds-power-and-precision-to-tame-caroline-wozniacki/

Caroline Wozniacki Loses To Vera Zvonareva At U.S. Open (PICTURES)
"You know, I had chances, and I made some mistakes today that I usually don't do," Wozniacki said after the match. While she may have made more errors than her previous match, one thing remained the same: the 20-year-old wore the same ...
Publish Date: 09/10/2010 23:39
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/10/caroline-wozniacki-vera-zvonareva_n_712749.html

US Open 2010 women's semi finals line up

Quarter final results

Caroline Wozniacki (1) beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 7-5
Kim Clijsters (2) beat Samantha Stosur (5) 6-4 5-7 6-3
Venus Williams (3) beat Francesca Schiavone (6) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4
Vera Zvonareva (7) beat Kaia Kanepi (31) 6-3 7-5

3 of the top 4 seed made it through. So the semi final line up for tomorrow is
Caroline Wozniacki (1) v Vera Zvonareva (7)
Venus Williams (3) v Kim Clijsters (2)

Wozniacki's streak continues into Open semis - Tennis- nbcsports ...
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki stretched her winning streak to 13 matches by beating 45th-ranked Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 7-5 in the US Open quarterfinals Wednesday night. ... "It felt like we were playing in a hurricane or something," Wozniacki said. "But it was the same for both players. I'm happy to get through." Midway through the second set, the generally unflappable Wozniacki got into an extended discussion with chair umpire Anthony Nimmons over a ruling that a point ...
Publish Date: 09/09/2010 2:39
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U.S Open 2010: Caroline Wozniacki through to the semis | Bettor.com
The 2009 US Open finalist dominated the game right from the start to win in a total of two sets 6-2 and 7-5. "It felt like battling in a hurricane," Caroline said after the match on Wednesday. As a result of this victory, Wozniacki will ...
Publish Date: 09/09/2010 8:19
http://blogs.bettor.com/U-S-Open-2010-Caroline-Wozniacki-through-to-the-semis-a26280

Caroline Wozniacki Says She Looked Up to 'Very Pretty' Anna ...
Caroline Wozniacki NEW YORK -- Caroline Wozniacki says that when it comes to the off-the-court business of tennis, she has always looked up to Anna Kournikova. After the No. 1 seed from Denmark won her third-round match on Saturday over ...
Publish Date: 09/05/2010 18:00
http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2010/09/05/caroline-wozniacki-says-she-looked-up-to-very-pretty-anna-kour/

After Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki short dress making waves ...
Wozniacki would meet No. 7 seed Vera Zvonareva in the semifinal of Women's Singles on Friday. "She's playing aggressively so it's going to be a really tough match," Wozniacki said. "She made it to the finals of Wimbledon and now she's ...
Publish Date: 09/09/2010 5:07
http://eminentcolumn.blogspot.com/2010/09/after-venus-williams-caroline-wozniacki.html

U.S. Open: Vera Zvonareva safely into semifinals, joins Clijsters ...
The other Friday semifinal will have defending champion and second-seeded Kim Clijsters against third-seeded and two-time champion Venus Williams. -- Diane Pucin, reporting from New York. Photo: Vera Zvonareva returns during her ...
Publish Date: 09/08/2010 20:58
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/09/us-open-vera-zvonareva.html

Kim Clijsters, Venus Williams win to set up semi-final clash ...
Defending champion and second seed Kim Clijsters defeated Australian and fifth-seeded Samantha Stosur in a tough three-set match 6-4, 5-7, 6-3. For Clijsters, it was her 19th straight win at the U.S. Open. ... “I know when I play her, I'm going to have to play good tennis,” Williams said about her numerous encounters with Schiavone. “I really do enjoy our matchups. There have been times when she's had me down, but fortunately, I was able to come back.” Clijsters and ...
Publish Date: 09/09/2010 4:56
http://www.gnepse.com/kim-clijsters-venus-williams-win-to-set-up-semi-final-clash/

Venus Williams out to defend US pride in semi-final with Kim ...
“I didn't play a good match,” Clijsters admitted, “I said to my coach: 'Wow, what just happened? How did I win?' Next match, everything will have to be a lot better.” She does not see a ring-rusty opponent in Williams, ...
Publish Date: 09/09/2010 7:00
http://tennis-tips.aussiett.com.au/venus-williams-out-to-defend-us-pride-in-semi-final-with-kim-clijsters/

Venus Williams Beats Francesca Schiavone To Reach US Open Semifinals
"Yes, I'm disappointed, because I had the chance and the quality to beat her," said the Italian. "I think I lost this match a little bit more than she won it,” she said. Venus Williams next plays Kim Clijsters in the semis of US Open. ...
Publish Date: 09/08/2010 2:19
http://www.india-server.com/news/venus-williams-beats-francesca-33041.html

US Open 2010 days 5 and 6

Selected results from day 5 and 6 of the US Open

Venus Williams (3) beat Mandy Minella 6-2 6-1
Elena Dementieva (12) beat Daniela Hantuchova (24) 7-5 6-2
Kim Clijsters (2) beat Petra Kvitova (27) 6-3 6-0
Ana Ivanovic beat Virginie Razzano 7-5 6-0
Caroline Wozniacki (1) Yung-Jan Chan 6-1 6-0
Maria Sharapova (14) beat Beatrice Capra 6-0 6-0

Upsets

Kaia Kanepi (31) beat Jelena Jankovic (4) 6-2 7-6 (7-1)

Venus Williams Sparkles, Reaches 4th Round At US Open « CBS New ...
Her play sparkling as much as her sequined dress, Venus Williams easily eliminated 185th-ranked qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1 on Friday night at the US Open.
Publish Date: 09/04/2010 2:05
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/03/venus-williams-sparkles-reaches-4th-round-at-us-open/

olympic spirit: Dementieva outlasts Hantuchova to reach US Open ...
3 -- No. 12 seed Elena Dementieva shook off slow start to topple Daniela Hantuchova in two sets on Friday, advancing into last 16 at the US Open. Dementieva trailed 5-2 in the first set against the 26th-ranked Hantuchova of Slovakia, ...
Publish Date: 09/05/2010 2:34
http://olympic-spirit.blogspot.com/2010/09/dementieva-outlasts-hantuchova-to-reach.html

Dementieva outlasts Hantuchova to reach US Open last 16 | china ...
No. 12 seed Elena Dementieva shook off slow start to topple Daniela Hantuchova in two sets on Friday, advancing into last 16 at the US Open. Elena. ... Talking about next opponent of last 16 round, Dementieva said: “I think it's gonna be different match. We haven't played for a long time, and Samantha (Stosur) really improves her game a lot. She's playing very well this season, you know, finalist in the French Open.” “She's a very solid player with a huge serve. ...
Publish Date: 09/04/2010 19:18
http://www.china-lifestyle.com/dementieva-outlasts-hantuchova-to-reach-us-open-last-16

Ana Ivanovic Rolls, Faces Kim Clijsters in Fourth Round at US Open ...
Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic won the last nine games of her match on Friday to advance into the fourth round at the U.S. Open. She will face defending champion and No. 2-seeded Kim Clijsters in a matchup between two red-hot players. ...
Publish Date: 09/03/2010 19:30
http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2010/09/03/ana-ivanovic-rolls-faces-kim-clijsters-in-fourth-round-at-us-op/

US Open: Kim Clijsters sets up meeting with 'good friend' Ana ...
She and I are good friends and I'm happy to see her doing well again, Clijsters said of the Serb, who topped the rankings after winning the French Open in 2008. I followed her very closely obviously when I wasn't playing and saw her win ...
Publish Date: 09/04/2010 12:40
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Sharapova blows away Capra at U.S. Open - Tennis- nbcsports.msnbc.com
American upstart Beatrice Capra got blown away Saturday — by the excellence of Maria Sharapova and the bad, blustery conditions caused by the remnants of Hurricane Earl. Treating the wind and an opponent with nothing to lose as mere ...
Publish Date: 09/05/2010 4:26
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Sharapova Routs American Beatrice Capra At Open « CBS New York ...
Then suddenly, she was playing Maria Sharapova. “Before the match, she would just walk past me and kind of, like, give me a glare, which is kind of intimidating,” Capra said. “After the match when we shook hands, she was really nice. ...
Publish Date: 09/04/2010 23:27
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/04/sharapova-routs-american-beatrice-capra-at-open/

Caroline Continues Near-Flawless Run | Caroline Wozniacki
“It was tough, the conditions were pretty windy out here today,” Wozniacki said in her on-court interview. “The wind threw off my serve a few times, so it was a bit different, but I managed to get through it.” ...
Publish Date: 09/04/2010 21:40
http://www.carolinewozniacki.dk/?p=1273

US Open days 1 and 2

Selected results from day 1 and 2 of the US Open

Venus Williams (3) beat Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-1
Kim Clijsters (2) beat Greta Arn 6-0 7-5
Samantha Stosur (5) beat Elena Vesnina 3-6 7-6(7-2) 6-1
Daniela Hantuchova (24) beat Dinara Safina 6-3 6-4
Caroline Wozniacki (1) beat Chelsey Gullickson 6-1 6-1
Maria Sharapova (14) beat Jarmila Groth 4-6 6-3 6-1
Jelena Jankovic (4) beat Simona Halep 6-4 4-6 7-5

Upsets

Kateryna Bondarenko beat Na Li (8) 2-6 6-4 6-2
Andrea Petkovic beat Nadia Petrova (17) 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7-4)
Mirjana Lucic beat Alicia Molik 7-6 (7-5) 6-1

U.S. Open: Venus Williams winces but wins | The Fabulous Forum ...

Venus Williams has the weight of the Williams sister dominance to carry at this US Open. With her top-ranked sister Serena not in New York, recuperating from surgery to repair a foot injured by glass at a German restaurant after...

Publish Date: 08/31/2010 2:40

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/08/us-open-venus-williams-winces-but-wins.html

Venus sweeps at U.S. Open in return to tennis - Tennis- nbcsports ...

Venus Williams landed awkwardly on her recently injured leg after hitting a swinging volley and grimaced. It was about the only glitch during her return to tennis. ... "It was doing pretty good, till I landed on that leg on the swing volley . ... I was pretty happy to get through after not playing in forever," said Williams, whose younger sister Serena isn't playing in the U.S. Open after surgery for deep cuts on her right foot. Story continues below ↓ ...

Publish Date: 08/31/2010 3:53

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Kim Clijsters: Balancing Family and the US Open - That's Fit

Kim Clijsters returned to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center yesterday to defend her title at the US Open.

Publish Date: 08/31/2010 12:00

http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/08/31/kim-clijsters-balancing-family-and-the-us-open/

Sharapova, Jankovic rally to avoid upsets - Tennis- nbcsports ...

Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova all needed comebacks to advance out of the first round of the US Open on Tuesday. ... And sometimes it's more important than anything, because you're giving yourself a chance to go out on the practice court tomorrow," the 14th-seeded Sharapova said. "You're giving yourself a chance to play another match and to get better, you know, maybe work on the things that today weren't working that well for you." ...

Publish Date: 09/01/2010 2:42

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U.S. Open Tennis 2010: Maria Sharapova Wins Without Flash - The ...

Maria Sharapova went down a set before overtaking Jarmila Groth Tuesday. “She came out today and really swung and didn't give me much time to do anything out there,” Sharapova said. “I just hung in there.” ...

Publish Date: 09/01/2010 3:48

http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2010/08/31/no-flash-in-sharapovas-comeback/

Revitalized Lucic earns first grand-slam win since 2002

NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Croatian Mirjana Lucic reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 1999 as a fresh-faced 17-year-old, she was tipped as a future star of women's tennis. Just four years later, she was all but gone from the tour, ...

Publish Date: 09/01/2010 1:10

http://tennis.firstblogfirst.com/2010/09/01/revitalized-lucic-earns-first-grand-slam-win-since-2002/

Serena Williams to miss US Open because of foot injury

No. 1-ranked Serena Williams pulls out of US Open - Tennis ...
In 35 years of women's tennis rankings, never before has the No. 1 player missed the US Open.
Publish Date: 08/21/2010 8:07
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38790423/ns/sports-tennis/



Serena Williams Withdraws From US Open, Still Recovering From Foot ...
NEW YORK — Serena Williams pulled out of the US Open on  Friday, saying she still is recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot. The top-ranked Williams has won three titles at Flushing Meadows, part of her 13 Grand Slam ...
Publish Date: 08/20/2010 22:07
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/20/serena-williams-withdraws_n_689519.html



BREAKING NEWS: SERENA WILLIAMS PULLS OUT OF THE US OPEN | GOTOTENNIS
First Justine Henin bows out of the the entire 2010 season and now, Serena Williams has pulled out of the 2010 US Open according to the Associated Press.
Publish Date: 08/20/2010 22:56
http://www.gototennisblog.com/2010/08/20/breaking-news-serena-williams-pulls-out-of-the-us-open/



Serena Williams Out At US Open -Foot Injury Still A Factor | WAXXTV
Serena Williams pulled out of the US Open on  Friday, saying she still is recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot. The top-ranked Williams. ... ”It is with much frustration and deep sadness that I am having to pull out of the U.S. Open,” Williams said in a statement released by her publicist. Williams went on to add: ”My doctors have advised against my playing so that my foot can heal.” She called missing the tournament ”one of  the most devastating moments ...
Publish Date: 08/21/2010 3:52
http://www.waxxtv.com/?p=9967



Top-ranked Serena Williams Pulls Out of US Open
Serena Williams pulled out of the US Open Friday because she is still recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot. (Aug. 20)