Delaney: Clijsters, a trend setter?
I wouldn't have guessed it. I'm surprised it took 29 years for another female tennis player to win a major championship after giving birth.
Kim Clijsters became the second woman to do that with her straight-set victory at the U.S. Open Sunday night. Evonne Goolagong was the first, in 1980 at Wimbledon.
I wonder if Clijster's amazing run will change women's tennis or women's sports. Remember, Clijster only returned to tournament tennis several weeks ago after a two-year retirement. Clijster was injured for some of the time, but she also took time off to get married and have a child.
Candace Parker returned to the WNBA this spring after having a baby. That's a little different because basketball is a team sport and Parker was probably under contract. A tennis player doesn't have that obligation.
Maybe another woman will feel the competitive pull to return to tennis, as Clijsters did? I bet it won't take 29 years.
Kim Clijsters became the second woman to do that with her straight-set victory at the U.S. Open Sunday night. Evonne Goolagong was the first, in 1980 at Wimbledon.
I wonder if Clijster's amazing run will change women's tennis or women's sports. Remember, Clijster only returned to tournament tennis several weeks ago after a two-year retirement. Clijster was injured for some of the time, but she also took time off to get married and have a child.
Candace Parker returned to the WNBA this spring after having a baby. That's a little different because basketball is a team sport and Parker was probably under contract. A tennis player doesn't have that obligation.
Maybe another woman will feel the competitive pull to return to tennis, as Clijsters did? I bet it won't take 29 years.
posted by Anne Delaney at
11:53 PM
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