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Everything looks up Down Under for 'Aussie Kim' ; Clijsters beats Li Na for Australian crown

Kim Clijsters believes she's now earned the nickname she had for years in Australia."I finally feel like you guys can call me 'Aussie Kim' because I won the title," a teary Clijsters said after beating China's Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday night to capture her first Australian Open. "It's nice to finally get it this year."Clijsters lost the 2004 Australian Open final to Justine Henin and lost four times in the semifinals. This was Clijsters' fourth Grand Slam tournament championship, but the first apart from the U.S. Open."To win it in this way means a lot," she told a TV interviewer after the match. "This one to me, is the one. When I think back on my childhood, I remember watching the Australian Open and seeing Monica Seles win many times. I think they used to go up into the stands. I remember her doing her speech there, and it was something that I was just amazed by. It seemed like such a fairy tale."Li was trying to become the first Asian to win a major, and the final was far from a...

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  1. Kim Clijsters beats former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in 1st round of Wimbledon

    Kim Clijsters' last Wimbledon got off to a good start when she beat former top-ranked player Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-2, 6-4 in the first round.Clijsters is playi...

  2. 4-time major champion Kim Clijsters heads into retirement after mixed doubles loss at US Open

    Kim Clijsters hit her last shot as a pro tennis player into the net. Doubtful anyone will remember that, though.Smiling right until the end in front of 2,800 buzzing...

  3. Out in women's doubles, Kim Clijsters only has mixed left at US Open before career ends

    Now, Kim Clijsters' career in women's doubles is over, too.A day after exiting the U.S. Open in singles, Clijsters and her Belgian partner, Kirsten Flipkens, fell 6-...

  4. 5-time champ Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters unseeded for Wimbledon

    Five-time champion Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters are unseeded for Wimbledon for the first time in more than a decade.The seedings were announced Wednesday for the...

  5. 5-time champ Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters unseeded for Wimbledon

    Five-time champion Venus Williams and four-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters are unseeded at Wimbledon for the first time in more than a decade.The seedings were ...

  6. 'This is it': Already unretired once, Kim Clijsters certain this Wimbledon will be her last

    As a reporter began to formulate a question about the first time Kim Clijsters retired, only to return to tennis, the four-time major champion cut off the query with...

  7. Kim Clijsters still injured; skips French Open to focus on Wimbledon, London Olympics

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

  8. Kim Clijsters Loses in Second Round at French Open

    After wasting two match points in the second set and feeling her confidence fading, Kim Clijsters let the match slip away Thursday at the French Open .The two-time F...

  9. Kim Clijsters withdraws from US Open with stomach injury, no three-peat in New York

    Two-time defending U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters will not go for three in a row this year because of a stomach muscle injury.Clijsters, who missed Wimbledon with ...

  10. Kim Clijsters humbled by Rus in second round

    PARIS (Reuters) - Second seed Kim Clijsters bowed out of the French Open in the second round after totally losing her way when victory looked likely in a 3-6 7-5 6-1...

  11. Kim Clijsters in doubt for Wimbledon after hurting ankle again in loss at Unicef Open

    Kim Clijsters is in doubt for Wimbledon after aggravating an ankle injury during a 7-6 (5), 6-3 loss to Italy's Romina Oprandi at the Unicef Open.The second-ranked C...

  12. 2nd-seeded Kim Clijsters wins 1st match in 5 years at Roland Garros, beating Yakimova

    Kim Clijsters won her first match at the French Open in five years, easily defeating Anastasiya Yakimova 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the clay-court Grand Slam on ...

  1. After impressive win for 'Aussie Kim,' Federer waltzes into Australian Open quarterfinals

    The crowd was still buzzing about the comeback victory by "Aussie Kim" Clijsters, and the fans dressed in canary yellow were now in full voice for another one of the...

  2. Kim Clijsters wins in mixed doubles with Bob Bryan to stick around at final US Open

    Kim Clijsters' final tournament will last at least one more match, after she and mixed doubles partner Bob Bryan won in the first round of the U.S. Open on Friday.Cl...

  3. Kim Clijsters pulls out of Unicef Open before semifinals with stomach strain

    Kim Clijsters withdrew from the Unicef Open with a stomach muscle strain Friday, saying she did not want to jeopardize playing in her last Wimbledon before retiremen...

  4. Kim Clijsters pulls out of Unicef Open before semifinals due to stomach strain

    Kim Clijsters withdrew from the Unicef Open before the semifinals on Friday because of a stomach muscle strain, saying she did not want to jeopardize playing in her ...

  5. Kim Clijsters loses to Kerber in straight sets in 4th round of her final Wimbledon

    Kim Clijsters has played her last Wimbledon match, losing in straight sets to eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany in the fourth round.Clijsters is retiring aft...

  6. Kim Clijsters says US Open will be her last tournament before retiring for 2nd time

    Kim Clijsters says this year's U.S. Open will be her last tournament before retiring.The former No. 1 had already announced that this would be her final season and s...

  7. Kim Clijsters reaches Wimbledon 4th round as Vera Zvonareva retires in 2nd set

    Kim Clijsters reached the fourth round of Wimbledon on Friday when 12th-seeded Vera Zvonareva retired with an apparent respiratory problem when trailing 6-3, 4-3.Zvo...

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