Aussie Kim Earns The Title
December 31st 2011 Posted at Beauty
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Belgium’s Kim Clijsters came back from a set down to defeat Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday, eliminating the Chinese hopes of a first ever Grand Slam singles title.Clijsters led 4-2 in head-to-head matches before the final, but the most recent win went to Li who beat Clijsters 7-6, 6-3 in the Sydney International final two weeks ago after Kim led 5-0 in the first set.Kim came out in command early in the final and got on top of Li quick, winning eight straight points to take a 2-0 lead before Li found her nerves, and settled down. Li broke Kim twice to take a 4-3 lead, and then closed out the first set with another break of serve, the first and only set that Kim lost during this years Australian Open.Li scar cream was winning the battle of forehand winners, and mixed in some excellent angled volleys when she had the opportunity to get to the net. Li won most of the points she came to net on, but found it difficult to get to net often with Kim staying close to the baseline and hitting many deep balls.Li who hits a very aggressive ball with little margin for error was showing no signs of nerves after the first two games. She settled in nicely and looked like she was going to out battle Kim.They’re were plenty of service breaks through out the match with both players stepping in being aggressive and talking chances on their return of serve. 4 straight breaks of serve to open the second set. Down 3-2 in the second set, Kim finally changed her game plan.