Kim Downs Venus To Continue U.S. Win Streak

After a very streaky, but very close first set where both players had many unforced errors and repeatedly broke the other's serve, Kim Clijsters prevailed over Venus Williams 7-5, 6-2 to win her 3rd Bank of the West title at Stanford, and her 4th title of the year. After the first set Venus basically ran out of gas, continuing with the unforced errors, while Kim became sharper and more aggressive. Since winning Wimbledon 3 weeks ago, Venus had been on eleven(!) flights, participating in a losing Fed Cup performance for the U.S., and promoting her ABC Family reality TV show ("Venus & Serena: For Real") she stars in with sister Serena.