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Kim Clijsters says Serena Williams was her toughest opponent of her career

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She had real psychological issues when playing Justine! And her semi final match against Venus at Wimbledon several years ago must have hurt. Maybe that Australian semi against Serena when Kim was well ahead then lost is a big memory!

Agree with her on who looks most likely to lift the Aussie trophy this year!
 
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Agreed that Serena is one of her toughest players, well, who didn't feel that way? cough...masha...cough...
But I thought it must be Justine. AO 2003 must be really hurt, but I mean... 3 slam final losses... it must be veeerrrryy hurt.
Unless she felt different because 2010 matches
 
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When Kim was up and coming she was often halted by a young Serena like at Us Open 1999, Indian Wells 2001. And who can ever forget the AO semi 2002 I screamed out loud with joy over Serena's epic comeback. How she charged the net on match point Kim and then read the passing shot and put away the volley with venom!! Oh, the adrenaline!
 
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With Serena's pretty sizable H2H against Kim, it kind of makes the most sense. She only won 2 matches against Serena, in her career, and 1 of those was a questionable result for Kim, because while in a position to win, she didn't have to do anything for the last two points, against the best server in the womens game ever. (not saying Kim couldn't have won that USO semi on her own, but in her mind.. she finished things off and walked to the net for a handshake 1 time, and was handed a win after some on court disputes and ridiculous calls in the other)
 
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^^ with that, who is to say Ausie 02 wouldn't have happened all over again. =? And maybe Kim thinks the same thing, had Serena NOT been FF'd and hit a winner, then maybe an ace.. her second win could have been a totally different outcome.
 
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And who is to say Serena wouldn't have hit 2 more unforced errors to lose to Clijsters in that match instead of the footfault and code violation? We'll never know what would have happened, but what happened, happened. We all move on.

Serena has won 4 slams since then. :lol:
 
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And who is to say Serena wouldn't have hit 2 more unforced errors to lose to Clijsters in that match instead of the footfault and code violation? We'll never know what would have happened, but what happened, happened. We all move on.

Serena has won 4 slams since then. :lol:
Kimborely's career :sobbing:
 
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Omg the seconds 1:17 to 1:25 moving to see the true love of the young girl for the sport :).
 
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Kim loved tennis and managed a family with being a pro as well as she could in her second career. She has always been honest without being rude.

No doubt Serena was her toughest match up, Kim could draw more errors out of Venus and Henin only ever had a mental edge for about 6 months and only in slam finals.
 
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