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Kim Clijsters Makes History With U.S. Open Win
Kim Clijsters made history at the U.S. Open on Sunday night becoming the first unseeded woman to win the Open and the first mother to win a major since 1980. And all this coming out of a two-year retirement after giving birth to daughter Jada in 2008. Makes me feel positively lazy.
Clijsters, who has her daughter’s name tattooed on her left wrist, collapsed to the ground in tears after her win over Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki. It was a very different scene from the day before, that had Clijsters looking bewildered as she realized she had beat Serena Williams in a match decided by her opponent’s point penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
But Clijsters stunning victory, which came just a few hours after watching Ice Age with her daughter, won’t eclipse what the she finds most important. “It’s the greatest feeling in the world being a mother,” Clijsters said. “I just can’t wait to spend next the few weeks with [Jada] and have her routine schedule at home again.”
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[...] Olympic champion swimmer Amanda Beard and husband Sacha Brown are the proud, first-time parents of a baby boy. Blaise Ray Brown was born in Los Angeles on Tuesday. It’s the week for mom athletes – on Sunday Kim Clijsters made history by being the first mom ever to win the U.S. Open. [...]
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