: Kim Clijsters and daughter Jada had a delightful time at Flushing Meadows after the Belgian’s trophy triumph on Sunday.
NEW YORK: With the silver trophy tucked under one arm and cradling her daughter Jada in the other, Kim Clijsters provided a huge lift for working mothers around the world as she was crowned U.S. Open champion on Sunday.
Never before had a curly haired, blonde, 18-month-old toddler stolen the show on Arthur Ashe Stadium, but this was no ordinary day at Flushing Meadows.
It was a day when Belgian wildcard Clijsters beat Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-3 to become the first mother to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong achieved the feat almost three decades ago — at Wimbledon in 1980.
“We tried to plan her naptime a little bit later so she could be here today. It’s the greatest feeling in the world — being a mother,” a glassy-eyed Clijsters told the cheering crowd after her heart-tugging comeback win at the hard court Major.
Wozniacki, who was trying to become the first Danish woman to win a Grand Slam singles title, said: “She’s such a great girl. Unfortunately, she beat me today. She played a great match and deserved this trophy.”
A journey that began with the Belgian taking baby steps back into top flight tennis only last month — following a two-year sabbatical — came a full circle in just 35 days as she claimed her second U.S. Open prize.
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“Amazing. For her to have this incredible run is fantastic. This is a great story for women’s tennis, that’s for sure,” said Federer, who, as the new father of twins, will try to prove that dads too can rule the world when he takes on Juan Martin del Potro in the men’s final on Monday.
World No. 1 Federer relied on a touch of magic to make sure he was still on target to set a modern era record of winning six successive Open titles.
The Swiss top seed, with his back turned to the net, conjured an eye-catching crosscourt winner from between his legs to bring up matchpoint as he beat Novak Djokovic 7-6(3), 7-5, 7-5.
Federer took the first set tiebreaker 7-3 by winning five of the last six points.
The second set was decided by a service break in the last game when the 28-year-old Swiss cashed in on his third setpoint with a forehand winner. Another forehand return winner ended the two-hour-34-minute match.
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