You are here:
Home / Archives for Kim Clijsters
Posted by Stephane Carter on January 17, 2010 · 2 Comments
2010 is the Chinese year of the Tiger but for the WTA Tour you can call it: The year of the comebacks. After surprising and stunning returns by both Kim Clijsters and more recently Justine Henin, Martina Hingis has told the German press that she doesn’t rule out a second comeback.
Hingis played Lindsay Davenport today [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Tennistastic · Tagged with belgians, berlin, chinese year of the tiger, comebacks, exhibition game, exhibition games, exhibition in germany, german press, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, Martina Hingis, match, score, Tennis, tiger, WTA Tour News, year of the tiger, young girls
Posted by Stephane Carter on January 13, 2010 · 3 Comments
As the title says: I am a dreamer of Sharapova pictures I run in the night. I actually find the Neil Young song (Cinnamon girl) way better but it makes a good title.
Maria Sharapova has arrived in Melbourne to prepare for the Australian Open that will start this Monday on January 18. I am hoping [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Tennistastic · Tagged with adversaries, Australian Open, black beauty, blood sweat and tears, Caroline Wozniacki, Dinara Safina, genuine emotion, impressive collection, Jelena Jankovic, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova, neil young, open crown, previous years, Serena Williams, veni vidi, Venus Williams, wimbledon crown
Posted by Manfred Wenas on January 8, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Maud Watson
Political Pandemonium – Once again, there was an ugly scene at the WTA Auckland event, as protesters against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians voiced their discontent during Israeli Shahar Peer’s matches. All credit to Peer, however, who managed to block it all out and reach the semifinals before losing to Yanina Wickmayer. Another positive [...]
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, Australian Open, comeback queen, discontent, dominating performance, Fabrice Santoro, grand slam events, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, pandemonium, paris masters, quarterfinal match, record books, Shahar Peer, tennis fans, The Friday Five, tournament tennis, true grit, ugly scene, WTA
Posted by Mike McIntyre on January 5, 2010 · 1 Comment
Justine Henin made a triumphant return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in Brisbane on Monday with a 7-5, 7-5 win over second seeded Nadia Petrova.
In her first competitive match since retiring eighteen months ago, Henin showed no signs of rust as she advanced against an opponent she has dominated 11-2 in their career head-to-head [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with ace, brisbane, cairo, career head, clay court, compatriot, exhibition, five points, Grand Slams, head meetings, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, match, Nadia Petrova, Olympic Gold, opponent, professional tennis player, rust, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, triumphant return
Posted by Mike McIntyre on December 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Another calendar year about to come to a close means that we can officially turn the page on another exciting year of professional tennis. Truly 2009 was not just an ordinary year in the history of the sport, but one that had fans and media alike talking tennis at great lengths over the past twelve [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Ai Sugiyama, Amelie Mauresmo, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, ATP Event, Australian Open, Billie Jean King, Davis Cup, Dudi Sela, Grand Slam, Harel Levy, HEAD, John McEnroe, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Marat Safin, Maria Sharapova, Martina Navratilov, Martina Navratilova, Melanie Oudin, Nikolay Davydenko, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Robin Soderlin, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Serena Williams, Shahar Peer, Taylor Dent, Thomas Johansson, Williams sisters, Wimbledon, Xavier Malisse, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by Stephane Carter on December 15, 2009 · 2 Comments
The tennis season is over and many tennis players are taking a well needed and deserved break from training and tournaments. That ofcourse goes for everyone including Caroline Wozniacki. The Danish teen sensation who has had a great season, reaching the US Open finals, is enjoying her free time on the beach with friends.
Just to [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Tennistastic · Tagged with bikini, Caroline Wozniacki, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, free time, Kim Clijsters, money leaders, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, teen sensation, tennis players, tennis season, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka
By Maud Watson
The Real Deal – Kim Clijsters is quickly going on to prove that her dash to the US Open title was no fluke. In an exhibition match played earlier this week in her native Belgium, Clijsters once again defeated former world No. 1 Venus Williams. This time the Belgian secured an emphatic straight [...]
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with accolade, Australian Open, banner year, career grand slam, compatriot, Flavia Pennetta, hollywood actors, Ivan Lendl, jitters, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Kirsten Flipkens, morgan freeman, native belgium, real deal, Roger Federer, sensational sydney, straight sets, tennis fans, Venus Williams
Posted by Manfred Wenas on October 23, 2009 · 1 Comment
In an odd story that ran earlier this week, it was reported that two players competing in the If Stockholm Open had been detained by police on Sunday for soliciting prostitutes.
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with Australian Open, David Nalbandian, Ernests Gulbis, hall of fame, hingis martina, hip surgery, injury layoff, Juan Monaco, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Martina Hingis, odd story, personal reasons, pretty woman, richard gere, Stockholm Open, tennis star, The Friday Five, triumphant return
Posted by Manfred Wenas on October 2, 2009 · 3 Comments
As one of the Premier events on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, the Toray Pan Pacific Open drew a great field, including 9 of the current top 10 players. Fans and tournament organizers alike should have been able to pencil in some mouth-watering quarterfinal match-ups.
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with american tennis, emergency surgery, fellow countryman, freak accidents, glass table, Joachim Johansson, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Lleyton Hewitt, Martina Hingis, pan pacific open, paradorn srichaphan, players fans, practice session, ptt thailand open, Richard Gasquet, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Toray Pan Pacific, Toray Pan Pacific Open, tournament organizers, ups
Posted by Bob Greene on September 28, 2009 · 1 Comment
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Open de Moselle and Hansol Korea Open.
Filed under Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene · Tagged with Aaron Krickstein, Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Arnaud Clement, ATP Masters, Australian Open, Bjorn Borg, Bob and Mike Bryan, Davis Cup, Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Elena Dementieva, Igor Andreev, Jim Courier, Jimmy Arias, John McEnroe, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcelo Melo, Maria Sharapova, Mark Philippoussis, Mats Wilander, Melanie Oudin, Michael Llodra, Mikael Pernfors, Outback Champions Series, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Shahar Peer, Tennis, Thomas Muster, Todd Martin, Wayne Ferreira, WTA
« Previous Page — Next Page »
