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Journalism of Courage
Kim Clijsters captured her third U.S. Open singles title after thrashing Russia8217;s Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-1 in Saturday8217;s final.
The Belgian dazzled the centre court crowd with a brilliant display of shotmaking and poise while showing no mercy against her nervous opponent,who was appearing in her first final at Flushing Meadows.
With her infant daughter Jada watching from the stands,Clijsters raced to victory in one hour for the loss of just three games,making it the most one-sided final in New York since Chris Evert crushed Evonne Goolaging 6-3 6-0 in 1976.
Clijsters,champion in 2005 and again last year when she returned to the game after taking time off to start a family,became the first woman to successfully defend her U.S. Open crown since Venus Williams in 2001.
