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[dlgood]

Congratulations for Kim Clijsters, winning the US Open after a two-and-a-half year hiatus from Tennis. Clijsters apparently felt burnt out and wasn't having fun, took the time off, got married, had a baby. I was rooting for Caroline Wozniacki, the runner up (mostly because she's cute) but Clijsters clearly deserved to win.

She's the first mother to win a major since 1980. (Evonne Goolagong, Wimbledon)

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[stephanierb.livejournal.com]

I was happy to see Kim Clijsters win. I always liked her game and found her to be a classy athlete. It's good to know that someone can come back from a hiatus like that and still succeed.

I didn't realize that about the mother thing. Was Chris Everett the last one?

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

See edit above. For Clijsters, it helps that she was still only 26. Most women who've returned to the tour after giving birth were older when they did.