Who is the highest ranked player Clijsters defeated at a slam??
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Wouldn't it be Justine at RG 01?? I don't know about Justine's ranking back then.
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Justine @ 2002 Aus Open
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The weird thing is that Kim can only play the players that are put in front of her. If the top 10 players in her section are knocked out before she gets to them, there's nothing she can do about it. She's certainly not going to lose on purpose so nobody will bring up the fact that she got to a semi final/final without beating a top 10 player.venusfan said:
venusfan writing this tripped me out:
Anyway, this is the first year where Clijsters has been a real favorite to do well. At the Australian the higher ranked Rubin lost to Myskina. At the French, Venus lost to Vera. At Wimbledon, Rubin lost to Farina Elia. Tell the other players to stop losing, and then we can see Kim face tougher players before the semis and final.
As if any of you were saying it looked good before
Anyway, this is the first year where Clijsters has been a real favorite to do well. At the Australian the higher ranked Rubin lost to Myskina. At the French, Venus lost to Vera. At Wimbledon, Rubin lost to Farina Elia. Tell the other players to stop losing, and then we can see Kim face tougher players before the semis and final.
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Another little piece of info that's not really relative to the whole slam thing but does relate to the #1 ranking thing... Kim has more quality points ( 2102) than anybody except Serena ( 2186). She has 261 more than the next person on the list ( Justine with 1841). The comes Venus (1270) and Lindsay (1127). Nobody else is within 1000 quality points of either Serena or Kim.
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The startling point in the last post is that Serena has been able to win more quality points than Kim and Kim has played in twice as many tournaments. Can we say quality NOT quanity.
No that ain´t the weird thing! The weird thing is that the " world no.1" doesn´t stand up when the challenge is there! When it´s a qualifier, great 6-0 6-0, but when it´s a Serena, a Venus or even a Justine..... this is what they say: " Earth to Kim?! Is there somebody there?! Hello....hello?!" :lol:angele87 said:
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But those matches were against Venus, Serena, and Henin. I guess people are waiting to see what she does against a Mauresmo, or Davenport, or Capriati even though they are not on the same side. She hasn't had the tough draws so she hasn't been tested in a GS QF match.jenglisbe said:
No kidding! These are her qf opponents at the slam:Knizzle said:
Myskina at the Oz( no disrespect....but she ain´t a player)
Maleeva at the French( Maggy and clay, uhm not a good combination, yet she still bageled Kim!!
That was a prelude for the final! She sure must be the first no.1 to be bageled twice at a GS!! :lol: Farina-Elia at Wimby...not a true threat for a slam, still took a slam off Kim.
Those aren´t exactly what they call a murders-row.
Kim played Conchita in the French QF's... Maggie in the R16.
However, it's not Kim's fault that the top players in her draw have lost early in the slams this year.
She would have played Lindsay at RG, and Rubin at Wimbly, who just won Eastbourne and has always been tough on grass.
However, it's not Kim's fault that the top players in her draw have lost early in the slams this year.
She would have played Lindsay at RG, and Rubin at Wimbly, who just won Eastbourne and has always been tough on grass.
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