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Excuse the fangirlly moment...
...but sweetness just happened in my favorite sport:
KIM CLIJSTERS, 2009 US OPEN CHAMPION
Maybe you heard the brouhaha over the end of her semifinal match (when Serena Williams was granted a point penalty on match point because of unsportsmanlike conduct, thus losing the match in quite possibly the most bizarre, dramatic way ever), but this is a huge story, in and of itself.
Kim Clijsters retired from professional tennis two years ago, sick of the grind of the tour, ready to start her family and move beyond the ups and downs of her career. She decided to come back to the women's tour this year, having a trial run in the summer to see how she stacked up against the rest of the girls...and she walks away a Slam champion, the first mother to win a Slam since 1980. She walked into the tournament unseeded (unranked, even), needing a wildcard to even qualify for the draw, and she leaves $1.6m richer, and with a spot in the Top 20.
Just - amazing. Congats, Kimeke, and welcome back!!
Maybe you heard the brouhaha over the end of her semifinal match (when Serena Williams was granted a point penalty on match point because of unsportsmanlike conduct, thus losing the match in quite possibly the most bizarre, dramatic way ever), but this is a huge story, in and of itself.
Kim Clijsters retired from professional tennis two years ago, sick of the grind of the tour, ready to start her family and move beyond the ups and downs of her career. She decided to come back to the women's tour this year, having a trial run in the summer to see how she stacked up against the rest of the girls...and she walks away a Slam champion, the first mother to win a Slam since 1980. She walked into the tournament unseeded (unranked, even), needing a wildcard to even qualify for the draw, and she leaves $1.6m richer, and with a spot in the Top 20.
Just - amazing. Congats, Kimeke, and welcome back!!
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So cute.