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This is an archive article published on May 19, 2003

Clijsters rallies to oust Mauresmo in Rome

Second seed Kim Clijsters came back from the brink of defeat at the Rome Masters on Sunday to beat Amelie Mauresmo 3-6, 7-6, 6-0 in the fina...

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Second seed Kim Clijsters came back from the brink of defeat at the Rome Masters on Sunday to beat Amelie Mauresmo 3-6, 7-6, 6-0 in the final and win her third title of the year.

The result ended an impressive run by Mauresmo, who had claimed the scalps of fifth seed Jennifer Capriati and World Number One Serena Williams on her way to the final, and added to tournament wins in Sydney and Indian Wells for the 19-year-old Clijsters.

Fourth seed Mauresmo started perfectly, but the Belgian seized her chance to break the Frenchwoman at the net to go 4-2 up before wrapping up the first set in 32 minutes.

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