Kim Clijsters Destroys Venus Williams In Straight Sets To Win The Miami Masters Women’s Title.
Yesterday, US OPEN champion Kim Clijsters of Belgium, destroyed Venus Williams of the United States 6-2 6-1 in only fifty eight minutes to win the Miami Masters event. Clijsters has defeated Venus four consecutive times since the year 2005.
Venus continues to capitulate against Clijsters as she exposes the weakness in Venus Williams game. Clijsters was relentless, by attacked Venus second serve and pummeled Venus into submission.
It is obvious, Venus has a mental block against Clijsters she lacks the mental strength to beat the top women.
Venus is in serious denial about her game because it breaks down in the important moments of a match.
For instance, in the 2010 Australian Open women quarterfinals Venus had a 6-2 5-3 lead against Na Li of China yet she still lost the match! Clijsters played well yesterday, she allowed Venus to self destruct on the court. Clijsters game matches well against Venus because Venus cannot overpower Clijsters.
Venus does not have the mental toughness anymore to beat the elite players. Venus can beat the second tier players in the top ten but she is losing to the very best her sister Serena and Kim Clijsters.
Meanwhile, Clijsters continues to prove her comeback is for real. Clijsters has beaten Venus Williams and Justine Henin twice since her comeback began last summer. The sky is the limit for Kim Clijsters.
I believe Clijsters now has the mental toughness to win more slams. Clijsters is capable of winning the French Open, Wimbledon, or the US OPEN. The question for Clijsters is, can she hold up under the pressure and continue to win grand slam titles? Clijsters has the complete package, she has the serve, groundstrokes, speed, athleticism, power, and desire.
Venus Williams is still defiant in media interviews, but on the court she lacks self-confidence. Venus serve is pure garbage, her groundstrokes are erratic and inconsistent. Venus is lost, I think as she is about to turn thirty in a few months. I think Venus career is over as a true contender in the game.
Of course, thirty years of age is young but in tennis this is considered almost ancient. Venus can still beat the nobodies in tennis but she has proven she cannot
beat the elite players anymore.
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert they continued to compete and do well into their thirties but they played the game in a different era. Women tennis is so much more about athletics, power, fitness, having a good serve, and mental toughness.
Evert and Navratilova dominated the game in the 1980s, it was an era when almost all the women were mental lightweights. The women tennis players in this current generation are not afraid of Venus Williams.
Venus has to realize her time is finished as a champion. I believe Venus is a underachiever, it is hard to believe she only won seven grand slam singles titles. Venus
has so much potential and talent but she never lived up to her full potential.
Williams may have won two minor events this season but she has also proven to be very mentally fragile and inconsistent. It is time for Venus to reexamine her game. Venus is turning thirty years old in June and maybe she is just getting old? Professional tennis is a real grind and there is a lot of stress on the body. I feel Venus is on her way out! The real elite players in the game are Serena Williams and the Belgians.
The Belgians are very hungry and Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters have proven they can beat the Williams Sisters. Clijsters and Henin are the only women capable of challenging Serena at the grand slams. It is very clear that Venus Williams is finished stick a fork in Venus she might as well retire. Well, at least I can root for Serena! I know Serena has the tenacity, mental toughness, serve, nerve, and the game to challenge the Belgians. Serena is not afraid of anybody and unlike Venus her game is much more consistent.
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Orville, I had to respond as soon as I saw this because I am seeing far too many headlines that read “Kim destroys Venus”.
I wanted Venus to be the winner, but Kim is one of my favourite players as well, so congratulations to her. Kim has been playing great since her comeback.
I am aware that Venus has now lost to Kim in their last 4 matches, but Venus has herself to blame.
The final in Maimi was a joke. The scoreline may suggest that Kim thrashed Venus, but it was not a thrashing; Venus thrashed herself and all Kim had to do was show up for the final.
Kim didn’t hit many winners nor did she hit many errors. Venus hit 30 unforced errors and very few winners. Plus Venus’ knee strapping that we saw in the last half of 2009 is back.
Going back to the Australian Open, I think that Venus intentionally lost that match against Li Na so that she wouldn’t have to play Serena in the semis. She knew that Serena’s #1 ranking was at stake and didn’t want to remove Serena from the #1 spot.
Venus certainly doesn’t retrieve the way she used to in her prime, she will be 30 in a couple of months and I wish she would start to slice the ball a bit more.
I don’t think that Venus’ days of beating Serena & the Belgian girls are over, but I am concerned that she is already strapped up this year. She needs to get rested and heal in time for the clay season.
Ashley, I am going to disagree with you on the Venus and Clijsters match. Yes, I agree that Clijsters did not hit a lot of winners but I feel her game is the reason Venus lost.
Kim’s speed pushes Venus into over hitting and she becomes impatient. The problem I have with Venus is, she lacks the patience to beat someone
like Clijsters. Serena’s game is better than Venus because her game has more variety. Serena will hit angles, loops, slices and all kinds of shots
to hang in a point. Venus just hits hard or harder that’s not a good strategy against Clijsters.
Venus doesn’t do very well against other fast players. Clijsters has the athleticism to match Venus and she is also younger than Venus.
I think Kim frustrates Venus because she is so fast and powerful she gets a lot of balls back.
It appears Venus has a mental block against Kim she hasn’t beaten Kim in five years since the Antwerp WTA event.
I got to say, I was thinking the same thing about Venus strange loss to Na Li. I also thought that Venus lost on purpose to Na Li so she would not have to meet Serena in the semifinals. Isn’t it strange though that Venus dominated Na Li 6-2 5-3 yet still lost?
Well, Clijsters just lost to ther 253 ranked player in the world in Marbella Spain yesterday.
I am concerned about Venus because she is turning 30 in two months and I wonder if her days of winning slams are over?
I wonder who will win the French Open? Some people say Justine Henin is a lock to win but I wonder if Serena has a chance? Or will Svetlana Kuznetsova win again?
I didn’t know that Kim was playing this week. I am surprised that she lost to Beatriz Garcia Vidagany, a player I have never heard of before. It’s one of those things. I sure Kim will do better in her next clay tournaments.
As far as the French Open is concerned, I don’t know who will win. I never make predictions.
Because of her injured knee, Serena hasn’t played since winning the Australian Open, so I am worried about her French Open preparations. The key for her is to have as many clay matches as possible, but she has already withdrawn from the Family Circle Cup.
Justine Henin is back and playing well, but she is not quite the player she was before her retirement. Perhaps she needs more matches. She is the best player on clay of her generation, but I wonder if she is going to get back to her very best.
Kim Clijsters is playing well, but my issue with her is that she has the tendency to let leads evaporate. For example, Kim should have beaten Henin in straight sets in the Miami semis, having had a 6-2, 3-0 lead. Instead Kim ended up winning 6-2, 6-7(3), 7-6 (6). Kim needs to cut that out, especially on clay; you don’t want to be on court longer than necessary.
Svetlana Kuznetsova seems to be up and down. She was injured against Marion Bartoli in Miami and I wonder how her French Open preparations will be affected by this injury.
I don’t know what to make of Venus’ French Open 2010. Clay, more than any other surface, requires more shot variation, point construction and patience. Venus has all of these things but she doesn’t utilize them. I think the key for Venus in winning the French Open is to not be on court longer than necessary (the same thing I said about Kim). Also she needs to be more convincing when closing out a set or match (i.e not losing serve).