Filed under: U.S. Open, WTADefending champion Kim Clijsters defeated an overwhelmed Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-1 to win the U.S. Open women's singles title on Saturday night in just one hour of elapsed time.
Clijsters was dominant from start to finish, while Zvonareva -- a surprise entrant in the final after upsetting top seed Caroline Wozniacki on Friday in straight sets -- did not look like a player with a decade of experience on the tour. A runnerup also at this year's Wimbledon -- where she defeated Clijsters -- the Moscow native committed 23 unforced errors and double-faulted twice. Worse, on one of the sport's biggest stage, Zvonareva showed immaturity by slamming the asphalt (and her body) with her tennis racquet in anger.
The U.S. Open women's final has been decided in straight sets for 15 years straight years.
With the victory, Clijsters won her third consecutive U.S. Open women's title -- dating back to 2005. Clijsters won the Open in that year before retiring and giving birth to a daughter, Jada Ellie Lynch, with her husband, former Villanova and European basketball player Brian Lynch. She returned for last year's tournament and stunned the tennis world by winning the title with only a month of competition as preparation.
The champion's win over Zvonereva on Saturday was her 21th consecutive victory at the U.S. Open -- seventh each year to win her three titles.
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