Kim Clijsters win streak ended at 22 matches when she joined the list of other great tennis champions like
Steffi Graf and
Andre Agassi who ended their careers at the US Open. Clijsters lost to British mixed doubles silver medalist
Laura Robson in two tough sets
7-6(4) 7-6(5) despite leading 5-2 in the first set. Robson is a powerful lefty and she showed why she will be a force in the future as matched and then outmatched Clijsters' power from the baseline, despite not moving as well on the surface as the preternaturally flexible Belgium (well-known for doing splits on the court).
Clijsters leaves the game with
a Hall of fame career; she won 4 major titles (2005 US Open,
2009 US Open,
2010 US Open,
2011 Australian Open) and 41 tour titles. She was ranked #1 for 20 weeks and was also ranked #1 in both singles and doubles simultaneously at one point.
You'll be missed, Kimmie!
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