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September 13, 2009

Comeback Kim Clijsters, tennis mom

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Kim Clijsters just won a victory for moms everywhere -- with her win in the US Open, she's unbelievably the first mother to win a Grand Slam championship since Evonne Goolagong's Wimbledon victory in 1980.

Yes, Virginia, moms can come back to the workplace and succeed.

"The fairy tale goes on - some how, I'm in the US Open final on Sunday beating both Venus and Serena along the way... am i dreaming???" the Belgian tennis star wrote on her Twitter page -- where the picture is not of Clijsters playing tennis, but of her holding her toddler daughter.


(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Posted by Kate Shatzkin at 11:16 PM | | Comments (4)
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Congratulations to Kim on her great, well deserved win at the US OPEN!!! :)

She's always been my favorite player and winning a Grand Slam after being out of the game for two years and having a child is absolutely amazing!!! What a great story this is!!!

Way to go Kim!!!! :)

Posted by: Frank | September 13, 2009 11:47 PM

Yay Kim! So glad to have her back, and who thought she could do this?

Posted by: Mona | September 14, 2009 1:54 AM

Great Job, enjoy watching the matches.

Posted by: Gail | September 14, 2009 9:01 AM

I can't believe Serena but Congratulations to Kim, she did amazing for just coming out of retirement.

Posted by: chris | September 15, 2009 6:45 PM

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About Kate Shatzkin
Kate Shatzkin is the parenting and families content editor at The Baltimore Sun and, before that, was its family beat reporter. But her most challenging and rewarding job is being mother to Leah, 8, and Sam, 6.

In her 14 years at The Baltimore Sun, Kate also has covered nonprofit organizations, prisons and courts, and has written several investigative series. She was previously a Knight journalism fellow at Yale Law School and a reporter at the Seattle Times and at the Patriot-Ledger of Quincy, Mass. She lives in Baltimore with her family.

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