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Kim Clijsters' Rise to Top Exposes Women's Game

By Greg CouchFeb 14th 2011 – 5:14PM

Alec Baldwin is hot for her sweaty body. Todd Woodbridge is focusing on her breasts. Serena Williams' mom thinks she has a scary, Medusa eye. Not only that, but Kim Clijsters also has won the past two major tennis championships. And when she officially reached No. 1 in the rankings Monday, she became the first Mommy to...

Kim Clijsters Retakes No. 1 Ranking

By Hal SpivackFeb 11th 2011 – 4:20PM

Add another accolade to Kim Clijsters' comeback story. After 256 weeks, the 27-year-old Belgian will regain her No. 1 spot on tour when the WTA rankings are released next week. Clijsters last held the top-ranked spot the week of March 20, 2006. Fresh off her fourth Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open, she overtakes...

Williams Sisters' Mom Tastes Tweet & Sour of Twitter

By Greg CouchFeb 3rd 2011 – 4:32PM

Oracene Price, mother of Venus and Serena Williams, has not tweeted in six days. I wanted to make sure I was the first to report that news. It is clear she's embarrassed and angry by what she had tweeted before the women's final of the Australian Open. If you missed the little storm she created last week on Twitter, she...

Kim Clijsters 2.0 Best Unretirement Ever

By Greg CouchJan 29th 2011 – 9:15AM

MELBOURNE, Australia -- This could be the best unretirement in sports history. Michael Jordan came back to win three championships, but he was already the best ever. George Foreman won the title again, fat and old. But Kim Clijsters didn't just get back to where she had been before. She has surpassed the first Clijsters...

Kim Clijsters Defeats Li Na to Win Australian Open

Jan 29th 2011 – 8:20AM
Rob Griffith, AP

Rob Griffith, AP

(Jan. 29) -- Kim Clijsters rallied to win the Australian Open women's singles title 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 against Li Na of China on Saturday. Clijsters, the 2004 Australian Open runner-up and three-time U.S. Open champion, defeated Li for her fourth career Grand Slam title. It is the 27-year-old Belgian's second major in a row and...

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One Year After French Open Triumph, Li Na Is A Global Icon

By Kurt Badenhausen May 28th 2012 - 10:21AM

Li Na was a relatively undistinguished 28-year-old tennis player before 2011.

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Kim Clijsters Will Skip French Open, Still Injured

By The Huffington Post News Editors Apr 17th 2012 - 02:33PM

Kim Clijsters will skip the French Open and clay-court season to focus on adapting to grass ahead of the London Olympics and Wimbledon.

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  • 05/28/12 One Year After French Open Triumph, Li Na Is A Global... Source: The Huffington Post Li Na was a relatively undistinguished 28-year-old tennis player before 2011.
  • 05/23/12 Clijsters to retire again after US Open Source: Daily Times - Pakistan Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she would bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year's US Open, Belgian news agency Belga has reported.
  • 05/23/12 Pe'er falters in last match before French Open Source: Jerusalem Post - Israel Shahar Pe'er will enter Roland Garros on the back of yet another disappointing defeat after falling 4-6, 6-4, 6- 0 to Alize Cornet in the second round of the Strasbourg International on Wednesday.
  • 05/23/12 Sports Line: I'll Have Another recovering well after... Source: Maryland Gazette - Glen Burnie MD Triple Crown contender I'll Have Another is recovering well from Saturday's Preakness victory.
  • 05/23/12 Tuesday's Sports in Brief Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI The NFL made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, a move that drew criticism from the players' union and some of the players.

Background on kim clijsters

Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters (; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 28 May 2012, Clijsters is ranked no.

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