Clijsters advances to US Open final with Zvonareva
- Published: 11/09/2010 at 06:57 AM
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Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to the US Open women's final by rallying to defeat US third seed Venus Williams 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, running her US Open win streak to 20 matches.
Kim Clijsters of Belgium celebrates after defeating Venus Williams of the United States during her women's semi-final on day twelve of the 2010 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Clijsters won 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4.
Clijsters will play in Saturday's championship match against Russian seventh seed Vera Zvonareva, the Wimbledon runner-up seeking her first Grand Slam title who ousted Danish top seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 in the other semi-final.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
