Open victory when I came back," she explained. She went to New York this year determined to savor the occasion, playing in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions while also watching as a fan as Andy Roddick ended his career during the grand slam event. I told myself leading up to the Open that you're gonna step back once in a while and look at the situation from another kind of angle. It's sad in a way that you don't think about it when you're 16 or 17 -- which in a way is normal, but in the last year I was on tour I learned more than in the last 15 in total.
That triumph was one of three she achieved at Flushing Meadows, while she also won the Australian Open. Her exploits raised the profile of tennis in Belgium, and her rivalry with Justine Henin was keenly fought, with Clijsters winning 13 of their 25 meetings -- although Henin won all three of their grand slam final matches. Read: Nadal to make long-awaited return. Henin retired from the sport in , also for the second time, and this year announced she is expecting her first child -- due to be born next March.
Clijsters said that only since retiring has she been able to see what their achievements meant to Belgian tennis fans. Photos: The world's fittest women. The world's fittest women — Our gallery on the world's fittest men got such a huge response, we decided it was only fair to do one on the world's fittest women. By putting their workouts and nutrition first, women such as Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas have become role models for a healthy lifestyle. Did we miss one of your favorites?
Let us know at Facebook. Annie Thorisdottir — Annie Thorisdottir recently earned the title of the world's fittest woman by taking first place at the Reebok CrossFit Games. The competition includes everything from weightlifting to jumping rope. Dara Torres — Dara Torres is an inspiration to thousands of women who are struggling to get, or stay, in shape as they age. The year-old swimmer brought home three silver medals from her fifth Olympic Games in Beijing and barely missed qualifying for London Always a proponent for healthy body image, the new Mrs.
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The tennis stars took home their third Olympic gold medal for doubles in Serena is currently the Wimbledon, U. Open and Olympic singles champion. Photos: U. Open: The best photos.
Open: The best photos — Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his , , , win over David Ferrer of Spain in the men's singles semifinal match at the U. Open on Sunday, September 9. The tournament, the last grand slam event of the year, continues through Monday in Queens, New York.
Open: The best photos — Djokovic serves to Ferrer as their match resumes Sunday after being delayed Saturday because of inclement weather. Open: The best photos — Ferrer returns a shot to Djokovic on Sunday. Open: The best photos — Djokovic reacts to winning a point against Ferrer during the match Sunday. Open: The best photos — Ferrer, the No. Open: The best photos — Djokovic returns a shot against against Ferrer during their men's singles semifinal match of the US Open on Saturday, September 8.
The match was stopped in the middle of the first set due to approaching severe weather and resumed on Sunday. Open: The best photos — Ferrer follows through his shot against Djokovic on Saturday. Open: The best photos — Djokovic comes down on the ball while playing Ferrer on Saturday.
Open on Saturday, September 8. Open: The best photos — Murray of Great Britain argues with the chair umpire Pascal Maria and Berdych on Saturday after the wind blew his hat off during their match. Open: The best photos — Berdych slams the ball onto Murray's side of the court on Saturday. Open: The best photos — Murray celebrates after winning a point against Berdych on Saturday. Open: The best photos — Rain falls on center court in Arthur Ashe stadium, causing officials to suspend play on day 13 of the U.
Open: The best photos — Grounds crew workers clear water during a rain delay on Saturday. Open: The best photos — Belarus' Victoria Azarenka stares down the ball during her women's singles semifinals match against Russia's Maria Sharapova during the U. Open on Friday, September 7. Open: The best photos — Sharapova returns a shot against Azarenka on Friday. Open: The best photos — Williams makes a return in her match against Errani.
Open: The best photos — Djokovic returns a shot. Open: The best photos — Djokovic lunges to make a return. Open: The best photos — Ferrer returns a shot against Tipsarevic during their quarterfinal match. Open: The best photos — Tipsarevic makes a backhand return to Ferrer.
Open: The best photos — Tipsarevic slips on the court while attempting a return shot. Open: The best photos — Ipek Soylu of Turkey wipes her face during a break against American Chalena Scholl during their girl's juniors singles match on Thursday. Open: The best photos — Andy Roddick of the United States salutes the crowd after losing his final career match to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in their men's singles fourth-round match at the U. Open on Wednesday, September 5.
Open: The best photos — Roddick chases down the ball during his match against del Potro on Wednesday. Roddick announced he would retire after this Grand Slam. Open: The best photos — Bartoli returns a shot against Sharapova on Wednesday. Open on Wednesday. Open: The best photos — Serbia's Novak Djokovic pulls back to return a shot to Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland during his men's singles fourth-round match on Wednesday.
Open: The best photos — Wawrinka carries his broken racquet off the court during his match on Wednesday against Djokovic. Open: The best photos — Italian Sara Errani returns a shot against countrywoman Roberta Vinci during Wednesday's women's singles quarterfinal match.
Open: The best photos — Attendants get the court ready for Wednesday's match between Bartoli and Sharapova. Open: The best photos — Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Samantha Stosur of Australia to win their women's singles quarterfinals match on Tuesday, September 4.
Open: The best photos — David Ferrer of Spain returns a shot against Richard Gasquet of France during their men's singles fourth-round match on Tuesday. Open: The best photos — Spectators shelter under umbrellas as rain delays play during the women's singles quarterfinal match between Maria Sharapova of Russia and Marion Bartoli of France on Tuesday.
Open: The best photos — Samantha Stosur of Australia makes a return shot in her women's singles match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Open: The best photos — Roberta Vinci serves as she and Italian teammate Sara Errani play a women's doubles quarterfinals match on Tuesday. Open: The best photos — The braids of Victoria Azarenka of Belarus swing with her follow-through during her match on Tuesday.
Open: The best photos — A grounds crew dries the court Tuesday after rain suspended play. Open: The best photos — Fognini wipes his face with a towel during his men's singles third-round match against Roddick. Open: The best photos — Roddick returns a shot to Fognini. Open: The best photos — Anna Tatishvili of Georgia celebrates a point during her women's singles fourth-round match Sunday against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
Open: The best photos — Novak Djokovic of Serbia waves to the crowd Sunday after winning his men's singles third-round match against Julien Benneteau of France. Open: The best photos — Benneteau returns a shot to Djokovic. Open: The best photos — Djokovic serves to Benneteau. Open: The best photos — Fernando Verdasco of Spain returns a shot to top-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland during their men's singles match at the U. Open on Saturday, September 1.
Open: The best photos — Maria Kirilenko of Russia tapes her racquet handle during a break in her match against Czech Andrea Hlavackova. Open: The best photos — Hlavackova returns a shot against Kirilenko. Open: The best photos — Murray reacts after defeating Lopez. Open: The best photos — Roberta Vinci of Italy serves against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during a women's singles third-round match. Open: The best photos — Australia's Lleyton Hewitt returns a shot to Luxembourg 's Gilles Muller in a men's singles second-round match.
Open: The best photos — Roddick celebrates a point during his men's singles second round match Tomic. Roddick, 30, who has announced he will retire after the U. Open, won in three sets. Open: The best photos — Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against Mallory Burdette of the United States during their women's singles third-round match. Del Potro won in four sets. Open: The best photos — Ana Ivanovic of Serbia returns a shot against Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden during their women's singles second-round match.
Open: The best photos — Nicolas Almagro of Spain lies on the court as he celebrates match point after his men's singles second-round match against Philipp Petzschner of Germany.
Open: The best photos — Philipp Petzschner of Germany reacts during his men's singles second round-match against Nicolas Almagro of Spain. Open: The best photos — Philipp Petzschner of Germany slides during his men's singles second-round match against Nicolas Almagro of Spain. Open: The best photos — Tatjana Malek of Germany returns a shot during her women's singles second-round match against Sloane Stephens of the United States. Open: The best photos — Sloane Stephens of the United States returns a shot during her women's singles second-round match against Tatjana Malek of Germany.
Open: The best photos — Italian Andreas Seppi hits a backhand during his men's singles first-round match against Spaniard Tommy Robredo. Open: The best photos — France's Alize Cornet returns a shot during her women's singles second-round match against Czech Petra Kvitova.
Open: The best photos — U. Open: The best photos — Spain's Tommy Robredo poaches the ball during his men's singles first-round match against Italian Andreas Seppi. Open: The best photos — The water fountain under the iconic unisphere produces a rainbow at the grounds of the National Tennis Center. Open: The best photos — Benoit Paire of France wipes his face during his men's singles first-round match against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. Open: The best photos — Luxembourg fans cheer on Mandy Minella during her women's singles second-round match against Czech Kristyna Pliskova.
Open: The best photos — Australian Lleyton Hewitt tosses his racquet during his men's singles first-round match against German Tobias Kamke. Open: The best photos — Latvian Ernests Gulbis stretches for the fall during his men's singles first-round match against German Tommy Haas. Open: The best photos — Venus Williams, left, and Serena Williams tap hands during their women's doubles first-round match.
Clijsters made it to her 4 th grand slam final at the Australian Open in , but lost at the hands of Henin once again. Clijsters got it fifth time lucky when she finally won her first grand slam in at U. S Open defeating Venus in the quarter-finals, Sharapova in the semi-finals and Pierce in the finals. In Clijsters retired from the professional tennis citing injuries and a desire to start family. In , Clijsters came back to the tour as a mother, her post marriage career.
In just her 3 rd tournament she went on to win her second grand slam title, U. S Open In doing so, she defeated Venus Williams, then World no. Clijsters became the first Wild Card champion in the history of U. Clijsters defeat of both Williamses proved that her run to the Championship was no fluke. Clijsters defended her U. S Open title in by defeating Venus Williams in the semi-final and Zvonareva in the final. Clijsters then went on the win the year end championship.
Clijsters is one of the only 6 players to win the year end championships 3 times, the others being Navratilova, Graff, Seles, Evert and Serena. In CLijsters finally won a slam outside the courts of U. S Open, winning the Australian Open, her 3 rd and final grand slam on her return. In doing so she joined Margret Court as the only mothers to win 3 Slams after becoming mothers.
Rest of the year and most of the year was marred with injuries and Clijsters retired at U. S Open , in a surprise loss in the second round at the hands of Robson. Clijsters was one of the friendliest personalities on the WTA tour, and with an interesting game to watch, she will no doubt be missed a lot. Here is to the wishing that just as she followed the right path in her tennis career, her life after tennis also follows the right path and is full of happiness and peace of mind.
I will be signing off for today with these words of Clijsters on her retirement :. Nina 12 December at
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