Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Williams meets Clijsters in semifinal showdown

NEW YORK (AP) — Whether it's starting a family or starting a business, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams have figured out how to make life about more than hitting a fuzzy green ball.

As for that tennis part — well, things are going pretty well there, too.

In the featured semifinal match at the U.S. Open on Friday, Clijsters tries to stay on track for her second straight title after a 2½-year layoff during which she got married and had a baby girl, Jada.

Not a bad second act.

The 27-year-old Belgian is trying to become the first woman to win back-to-back titles at Flushing Meadows since 2000-01, when Williams did it.

No woman has had a nine-year gap in between …

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