Lyle Morissette

Sports Editor

At 26 years old (old in tennis terms), having recently given child-birth, and coming out of a retirement of over two years just weeks ago, no one would have pegged Kim Clijsters as a Grand Slam winner.

But, against all odds, she captured– in just her third tournament back– her second career Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open earlier this month. Silencing not only pundits, but many ranked players, including knocking off both William’s sisters, Clijsters has once again become a media darling.

In the process, she became the first unseeded player to win the U.S. Open and just the third mother to win a Grand Slam event in the Open Era.

To add to the Cinderella story, her perseverance and love for the game has sparked another former number one—Justine Henin—to come out of retirement and try her hand at a comeback sweep.

Women’s tennis fans (WTA) are ecstatic to say the least.