http://www.mail.com/people/28660-kim-clijsters.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/28660-kim-clijsters.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1762100-clijsters-beats-venus-williams-farewell-game.html ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters ended her career with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Venus Williams in a ceremonial farewell match in Belgium. Clijsters retired after the U.S. Open but organized a match to thank her fans, 13,000 of whom turned up at Antwerp Sports Palace, including Crown Prince Phillipe and Princess Mathilde. In the lightheart... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1762100-clijsters-beats-venus-williams-farewell-game.html 2012-12-12T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551950-williams-caps-great-summer-with-win-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams wrapped up her remarkable summer with the latest rendition of a scene that has become familiar the past few months. —Williams jumping up and down on the tennis court with a mile-wide smile across her face. —Williams picking up a big-time prize — this time, the U.S. Open trophy, which will look good somewhere near the gold m... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551950-williams-caps-great-summer-with-win-us-open.html 2012-09-10T05:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551460-serena-williams-to-win-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Given all of the setbacks Serena Williams shrugged aside over the years — on tennis courts and, more daunting, away from them — she probably shouldn't have been worried when she stood two points from losing the U.S. Open final. And yet, she explained afterward, "I really was preparing my runner-up speech." No need for that. When the going ... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1551460-serena-williams-to-win-us-open.html 2012-09-10T00:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1545804-azarenka-surprises-sharapova-3-williams.html NEW YORK (AP) — Normally so good, so gritty, in the crucible of the third set, Maria Sharapova finally met her match against Victoria Azarenka. Coming all the way back from a set and a break down, the top-seeded Azarenka prevailed in a stirring third, beating four-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach her first U.S. Open fina... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1545804-azarenka-surprises-sharapova-3-williams.html 2012-09-07T23:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1547954-serena-williams-easily-reaches-us-open-final.html NEW YORK (AP) — The latest woman to absorb a lopsided loss against Serena Williams thinks the 14-time Grand Slam champion should take on a new challenge. "Given that men are always quick to say women are a lot worse ... I'd love to see her play in a (lower-level) men's tournament and see how they deal with her. It's easy to talk. On the court, it would be... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1547954-serena-williams-easily-reaches-us-open-final.html 2012-09-07T22:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1535452-roddick-beats-fognini-to-postpone-retirement.html NEW YORK (AP) — Knowing full well each match could be his last, Andy Roddick is putting on a show while soaking up every moment along the way. So when he pounded a forehand passing shot to seize a 20-stroke point Sunday, Roddick thrust both arms overhead, motioning to the full house of U.S. Open spectators to make even more noise. Moments later, after hit... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1535452-roddick-beats-fognini-to-postpone-retirement.html 2012-09-03T04:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1533724-s-williams-federer-ease-us-opens-4th-round.html NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams does not enjoy viewing videos of her losses. Not one bit. She used to engage in that sort of film work, Williams said, but "it was so painful; it was like stabbing myself." So even though Williams knew her third-round opponent at the U.S. Open would be the same woman she lost to at the Australian Open, preparing by studying... Sun, 02 Sep 2012 03:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1533724-s-williams-federer-ease-us-opens-4th-round.html 2012-09-02T03:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1531742-roddick-extends-career-with-easy-victory-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Roddick was discussing his retirement-postponing victory during a TV interview when a group of fans interrupted by chanting, "One more year! One more year!" How about one more match? That, at least, is a given now. Roddick's not quite ready to quit just yet. A day after surprisingly announcing the U.S. Open will be the last tournament... Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1531742-roddick-extends-career-with-easy-victory-open.html 2012-09-01T00:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1529126-day-roddick-hell-retire-vwilliams-loses.html NEW YORK (AP) — At a U.S. Open that will be remembered for goodbyes by Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters, another former No. 1 and Grand Slam champion, Venus Williams, left with a spirited second-round loss that felt nothing like a farewell. Hours after Roddick chose the occasion of his 30th birthday to let the tennis world in on a little secret he'd been ke... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1529126-day-roddick-hell-retire-vwilliams-loses.html 2012-08-31T03:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1530844-2003-champ-roddick-hell-retire-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Roddick's tennis career will close at the U.S. Open, the site of his biggest triumph. The 2003 champion at Flushing Meadows and former No. 1-ranked player decided to walk away from the sport whenever his U.S. Open ends, making the surprise announcement at a news conference on Thursday, his 30th birthday. "I'll make... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1530844-2003-champ-roddick-hell-retire-us-open.html 2012-08-31T01:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1526694-clijsters-goodbye-with-2nd-round-loss-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Preparing for what she knew would be her last professional tennis tournament, Kim Clijsters — four-time Grand Slam title winner; mother of 4-year-old Jada — devoted her effort and energy to the U.S. Open. Family time needed to wait a tad longer. "She was like, 'Why don't you come with us to go out, go for a walk?' I'm like, 'Mama's almost ... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1526694-clijsters-goodbye-with-2nd-round-loss-open.html 2012-08-30T00:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1522512-sharapova-eases-2nd-round-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Sharapova's stomach ache turned out to be nothing more than that. That lopsided loss she suffered at the Olympics — well, that may have only been a false alarm, as well. Playing her first match since a blowout loss to Serena Williams in London and a stomach virus forced her out of two tuneup tournaments, Sharapova returned to tennis ... Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1522512-sharapova-eases-2nd-round-us-open.html 2012-08-28T02:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1521888-long-grand-slam-season-wraps-up-us-open.html NEW YORK (AP) — Champion at Wimbledon in both singles and doubles. Winner again in both events at the All England Club, four weeks later at the London Olympics. Nobody would blame Serena Williams if she felt worn down by this year's jam-packed tennis calendar. She doesn't see it that way, though — even with the grind of the U.S. Open looming. "I look forw... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1521888-long-grand-slam-season-wraps-up-us-open.html 2012-08-27T00:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1516612-federer-murray-rematch-open-semis.html NEW YORK (AP) — Though no player would admit to looking so far ahead, Novak Djokovic may have been the biggest winner when the U.S. Open bracket was set Thursday. The defending champion and No. 2 seed can reach his third straight final at Flushing Meadows without having to face either Roger Federer or Andy Murray. Those two, meanwhile, wound up on the sam... Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1516612-federer-murray-rematch-open-semis.html 2012-08-23T18:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1472652-venus-williams-loses-3rd-round-olympics.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter. Williams squandered a lead in each set Wednesday and lost her third-round match to No. 7-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). Seeking a record fourth gold medal in Olympic tennis, Willia... Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1472652-venus-williams-loses-3rd-round-olympics.html 2012-08-01T18:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1465612-venus-serena-williams-advance-olympics.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Four-time Olympian Venus Williams walked off Wimbledon's cozy Court 2 gleefully waving her fist as fans chanted, "U-S-A! U-S-A!" Twenty minutes later, at the other end of the All England Club, Serena Williams departed Court 1 with a triumphant grin and a shout of "Wooo!" Ten minutes after that, Roger Federer closed out his latest... Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1465612-venus-serena-williams-advance-olympics.html 2012-07-30T16:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1433980-carly-rae-jepsen-djokovic-ashe-kids-day.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis is calling Carly Rae Jepsen. The "Call Me Maybe" singer has been tapped for the Annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at the U.S. Open. She'll join The Wanted, Owl City and Cymphonique Miller, along with reigning men's champion Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich), past women's champion Kim Clijsters (KLY'-sturz) and John Isner. ... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1433980-carly-rae-jepsen-djokovic-ashe-kids-day.html 2012-07-17T13:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1430626-serena-wins-stanford-final-olympic-tuneup.html STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Serena Williams has spent most of her career matching — and often breaking — older sister Venus' records. After tying Venus for the most WTA Tour titles among active players, there's little left for her to equal. Except Olympic gold. Williams overcame a shaky start and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3... Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1430626-serena-wins-stanford-final-olympic-tuneup.html 2012-07-15T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1405106-feathers-federer-centre-court-wet-day.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — While rain fell over the rest of the All England Club on Monday, the only thing falling over Centre Court was feathers. On another wet day at Wimbledon with one more big surprise — top-ranked Maria Sharapova going out in the fourth round — there was another slightly surreal scene at a tournament that already has had its share of ... Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1405106-feathers-federer-centre-court-wet-day.html 2012-07-03T07:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1403280-lisicki-ousts-sharapova-4th-round-wimbledon.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A month after completing a career Grand Slam and securing the No. 1 ranking, Maria Sharapova failed to get past the fourth round of Wimbledon and lost her grip on the top spot. The top-seeded Sharapova was outplayed 6-4, 6-3 on Monday by hard-hitting Sabine Lisicki of Germany in windy, rainy conditions on Court 1, ensuring there ... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1403280-lisicki-ousts-sharapova-4th-round-wimbledon.html 2012-07-02T17:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1402972-sharapova-loses-to-lisicki-wimbledon-4th-round.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon on Monday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round a month after completing a career Grand Slam. Lisicki, a 15th-ranked German, simply outplayed the 2004 Wimbledon champion in windy, rainy conditions on Court 1 for her first career victory over Sharapova in fou... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1402972-sharapova-loses-to-lisicki-wimbledon-4th-round.html 2012-07-02T13:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1403144-kim-clijsters-eliminated-wimbledon.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Kim Clijsters has played her last Wimbledon match, losing in straight sets to eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany in the fourth round. Clijsters is retiring after this year's U.S. Open and went out quickly on Court 3, winning just two games as Kerber overpowered her 6-1, 6-1. The Belgian four-time Grand Slam winner never ea... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1403144-kim-clijsters-eliminated-wimbledon.html 2012-07-02T13:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1402468-nadals-loss-wimbledon.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — No matter what happens in Week 2, this Wimbledon will be remembered. Most of all, for 11-time major champion Rafael Nadal's second-round defeat to a player ranked 100th — a player who also lost two days later. "This is not against Rafa, but it was nice to see it's still possible," Roger Federer said. "I think 15 years ago, you ha... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1402468-nadals-loss-wimbledon.html 2012-07-02T08:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1400694-what-wimbledon-store-week-2.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Whew. Good thing Wimbledon schedules its middle Sunday as a day off. This year, that gave everyone a chance to catch their breath after an eventful Week 1. Really, when action resumes Monday with all 16 men's and women's fourth-round matches, what could Week 2 possibly have in store to equal what the first six days offered? ... Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1400694-what-wimbledon-store-week-2.html 2012-07-01T13:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1398740-2-sets-federer-back-wins-wimbledon.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — When Roger Federer found himself down two sets and staring at an early exit from Wimbledon, the crowd at Centre Court thought back to the stunning upset that took place there a day earlier and wondered if it was witnessing a repeat. Federer was thinking back, too, but his flashbacks had nothing to do with Rafael Nadal. It was the... Sat, 30 Jun 2012 06:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1398740-2-sets-federer-back-wins-wimbledon.html 2012-06-30T06:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1398508-roger-federer-rallies-benneteau-wimbledon.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer overcame a two-set deficit Friday at Wimbledon to avoid his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2004. The six-time champion found himself two points from defeat on six occasions but survived a tense fourth-set tiebreaker and beat Julien Benneteau in the third round, 4-6, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (6), 6-1. "It was a tough match,... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1398508-roger-federer-rallies-benneteau-wimbledon.html 2012-06-29T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1397578-djokovic-rallies-stepanek-wimbledon.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic is tough to beat at Wimbledon, indoors or out. Playing the day's first Centre Court match Friday under the retractable roof, defending champion Djokovic rallied past Radek Stepanek 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. When a drizzle delayed the start of the third round, tournament officials decided Djokovic's match should be played... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1397578-djokovic-rallies-stepanek-wimbledon.html 2012-06-29T15:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1393972-errani-advances-to-3rd-round-wimbledon.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Sara Errani committed only five unforced errors Thursday and beat Anne Keothavong of Britain 6-1, 6-1 at Wimbledon. The 25-year-old Errani, an Italian who has blossomed in Grand Slam competition this year, matched her best Wimbledon showing by advancing to the third round. She was the French Open runner-up this month to Maria Sha... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1393972-errani-advances-to-3rd-round-wimbledon.html 2012-06-28T10:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1392720-7-seconds-errani-2nd-round-federer-wins.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Count 'em: 7 seconds. That's how long French Open runner-up Sara Errani "played" at Wimbledon on Wednesday against qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. — enough time to wrap up a 6-1, 6-3 victory in the first round. How's that possible? Because action was suspended by rain a night earlier, with... Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1392720-7-seconds-errani-2nd-round-federer-wins.html 2012-06-27T19:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1392462-federer-djokovic-win-wimbledon-wozniacki.html WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer gave Prince Charles a bow, then gave Fabio Fognini a royal thumping. With the Prince of Wales visiting Wimbledon for the first time since 1970, Federer was at his best Wednesday and beat Fognini 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Federer, a six-time winner at the All England Club, won 37 of 41 points on his first serve and 21 of 23 poi... Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1392462-federer-djokovic-win-wimbledon-wozniacki.html 2012-06-27T19:22:00Z