{"id":14031,"date":"2012-08-30T03:25:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T01:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/update-1-tennis-open-clijsters-exits-as-azarenka-ferrer-cruise\/"},"modified":"2012-08-30T03:25:21","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T01:25:21","slug":"update-1-tennis-open-clijsters-exits-as-azarenka-ferrer-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-tennis-open-clijsters-exits-as-azarenka-ferrer-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Tennis-Open-Clijsters exits as Azarenka, Ferrer cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Adds with later matches)<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Steve Ginsburg and Will Swanton<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">NEW YORK<\/span> Aug 29 (Reuters) &#8211; British teenager Laura Robson<br \/>\ndrew the curtain on Kim Clijsters&#8217; illustrious singles career on<br \/>\nWednesday by eliminating the former world number one from the<br \/>\nU.S. Open as other top guns encountered little resistance.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While Victoria Azarenka and David Ferrer cruised to<br \/>\nstraight-sets victories at Flushing Meadows, Belgian Clijsters<br \/>\nhad tears in her eyes after her shock 7-6 7-6 defeat in the<br \/>\nsecond round.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The three-times U.S. Open champion remains in the doubles<br \/>\nand mixed doubles draw but the loss to Robson was her final<br \/>\nsingles match before she quits the tour grind to concentrate on<br \/>\nfamily life.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Clijsters saved two match points in the 12th game of the<br \/>\nsecond set with a searing forehand volley and a huge first<br \/>\nserve.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The match-deciding tiebreak overflowed with tension as she<br \/>\nfought to extend her career but Robson, the world number 89<br \/>\nplaying with fearless aggression and pinpoint accuracy,<br \/>\nconverted her third match point and it was all over for the<br \/>\n29-year-old Belgian.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have played some of my best tennis here and some of my<br \/>\nbest matches,&#8221; Clijsters said.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a place that has inspired me. This feels like the<br \/>\nperfect place to retire &#8211; but I just wish it wasn&#8217;t today.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Adds with later matches) By Steve Ginsburg and Will Swanton NEW YORK Aug 29 (Reuters) &#8211; British teenager Laura Robson drew the curtain on Kim Clijsters&#8217; illustrious singles career on Wednesday by eliminating the former world number one from the U.S. Open as other top guns encountered little resistance. 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