Kim Clijsters vs Venus Williams in three-set thriller! | US Open 2010 Semifinal

A rivalry spanning almost a decade was rekindled when Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams went head to head for a place in the US Open 2010 final.
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[@kenarthur6253]

Man do I miss watching high quality tennis like this!

[@pomerlain8924]

This match was the real final of the US Open. Everyone knew the winner here would crush Zvonareva in the final. And for some reason, Venus could never solve Clijsters at the USO. Lost to her in 05, 09 and 10. All went three sets, but she couldn't maintain her consistency.

[@PePinmySteP]

@Shinobu Tsurubushi Oh really ? Do we know why she insulted her ?

[@zacharyhall1441]

I watched this match live and venus played so good winning the first set and up a break in the second..but venus started trying to end points way to quick..like in the first set she keep the stiking the ball kept it deep rallies she kept short and she came to the net did not let kim take control of those rallies...and kim was.clearly nervous..clearly and in the second set i truly thought venus was gonna pull away especially after the break..but kim got more aggressive and stop making alot of unforced errors and venus got tight and stop being aggressive and to manl unforced errors also the third set was great but a mess from both players"THAT'S WHY I LOVED THIS MATCH"...ohh i wished my girl QUEEN VENUS would won and i wish kim would have not been so nasty at the handshake because this was a classy and classic match for the history books at the usopen so... But at the end the better and i mean very very slitely better(thats how close this match was)...won.

[@fabriceaewane236]

and each oh those editions saw Clijters win the USO.

[@iceescape]

Venus was always up a set and in the 2nd sets, especially that 05 USO, but then lost concentration or fizzled somehow. She was very close in all of those matches.

[@mithungangolli]

@@zacharyhall1441 venus lost . and Venus lost to Clijsters more than she could win . deal with it .

[@jorisschelfhout2348]

This was great tennis.. Always loved the matches between the my beloved Belgians against the Williams ladies.

[@christopheranderson2648]

Kim looked so pretty here I liked her earrings as well I was very happy to see her win.♥

[@niicolecharles2505]

I love venus

[@benthekeeshond545]

Joris, Tiny Belgium produced 2 top-notch tennis players, very impressive. But why did they stop competing abruptly? Both Justin and Kim were at the peak of their tennis careers when they retired. Your countrywomen could have won at least 10 more GSs. That is if they played for another 5 years. Especially Justin, because of all the tournaments she participated in, she was a constant threat to win every one of them.

[@JSmith-zr2ve]

Great wins in 2009 and 2010 over Serena and Venus en route to back to back US Opens for Kim!

[@iago07]

Tough loss from Venus… we didn’t know she was likely starting to battle Sjogren’s Syndrome around this time. Long matches were likely really tough. But she’ll ALWAYS be one of the greatest champions. Such a LEGEND.

[@timages]

She has the most infectious beautiful smile, love Kim Clijsters!...and her amazing tennis.

[@christopheranderson2648]

T-shirt I had such a crush on Kim Clijsters back than she was my favorite player as well.♥♥😍😍

[@User-kt5zd]

if kim is beautiful, then camila giorgi is angel

[@chouavang2765]

Kim was so fit here

[@congoline1]

This lose might even have been more painful then the 2017 loss to Stephens. Venus was playing a much higher level here and still wasn’t able to close Kim out. As oppose to the Stephens loss where she wasn’t at her best.

[@saurabhchakrabarty7362]

Yeah. Level wise. But for me as a big Venus fan 2017 SF hurts more. I was gutted after the Wimbledon final. Really felt USO would be hers. Also knowing she won't be having such deep runs in the future, which turns out to be correct now :(((. In 2010 I felt she could win more in the future. So it was easy to accept. Btw, there is a tennis WhatsApp group (ATP/WTA combined) for tennis enthusiasts. If anyone's interested in joining, please drop me a msg on this number [phone].

[@SaitluangpuiaSailo3913]

@@saurabhchakrabarty7362 8974205223 interested

[@saurabhchakrabarty7362]

@@SaitluangpuiaSailo3913 which country are you from? I need country code to add you. It's an international WhatsApp group

[@2Clarence47]

Dustin Gabe agreed

[@joshuaalexander6296]

She would’ve definitely won the US open if she came through this match. Painful to see her lose this one.

[@ashton-leejohnson4758]

Shame they were drawn into the same half that year. This was the real final that year

[@maximilian2974]

Oh it was not...there were other high quality and highly ranked opponents as well.

[@jorisschelfhout2348]

So true!!! The match of the tournament!

[@roobookaroo]

You have to admire the grace of Venus's fluid motions, as at 13:21 in this flying backhand. She glides and leaps like a ballerina on court. Supreme, unequalled beauty

[@peterhammer4644]

its beautiful only without the sound on.

[@getertk]

Nice Match. After watching it seems like Venus gave it away. Bad errors at the wrong time. Tie breaker etc.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Match was amazing. Bravo Kim❣️

[@christopheranderson2648]

I was at the final that year and boy was I excited to see Kim Clijsters win it what a beautiful lady up close as well so excited to talk to her and get her autograph I was in love with her so much

[@christopheranderson2648]

I love kim clijsters.♥😍♥😍

[@dbj4th443]

Hey us open. How about the henin capriati 2003 match? Been requesting it since you started uploading full matches LOL

[@rexdby2984]

Roger Edgerton You’re right. That match in its entirety was up years ago.

[@sven5632]

@@rexdby2984 still up, watched it yesterday

[@D...M...A...]

Kim... wily veteran moves and match...damn she's good...

[@christopheranderson2648]

She is pretty as well. ♥♥

[@philippestoffels8150]

Belgium the nightmare of the Williams sisters ha ha ha

[@arthurbusakwe7544]

Why? Because Justine was an apologetic cheat? Outside Roland Garros what did she accomplish? A US open or so!? Pathetic. Even Kim is had to hustle her way to the two US opens. I am not convinced

[@karoldettlaff5345]

Exactly

[@user-wf7xp6mz9r]

Williams sisters 26- 15 Serena * 8-6 henin Serena * 7-2 Kim Venus * 7-2 Henin Venus 4- 5 * Kim

[@karoldettlaff5345]

@@user-wf7xp6mz9r Statistics don't play, statistics can't be in their prime. In my opinion Henin in her prime was better than Williams in her prime. And it is not only my opinion, but tennis experts and fans think the same.

[@sven5632]

@@arthurbusakwe7544 Henin won 7 grand slam titles , in style and with talent, one hand legend

[@albertmontoya6413]

Kim and Justine were afraid of no one

[@chrismastin3207]

Miss games like these but gosh. Venus takes 20-30 seconds between points and 10-20 seconds between first and second serves.

[@user-sh1hy5fg6n]

プレイスタイルが大好きな選手キム😍 この頃は、エナン、ヒンギス、W姉妹、楽しかった。 キムが1番好きです。今でも。

[@ErikCB912]

It’s sad that this was Venus’ last realistic chance to win another major. After this match she had that autoimmune disease and was never the same. With the exception of the 2017 AO final, she hasn’t come anywhere close to winning a major since this match.

[@tisanb]

2017 she came close in almost all the slams except for RG

[@cybersecurity336]

You forgot Wimbledon 2017 final

[@ABlueDahlia]

This was a hard loss for me. I was baffled that Venus gave it away and let her win.

[@peterhammer6915]

Venus did not give it away. Kim was just the better player that day.

[@maximilian2974]

Kim was better.

[@user-gu1un7pb7k]

@@peterhammer6915 Lol come on, watch the tie break. 2 DFs, 3 wild unforced errors, and a missed overhead. After playing aggressive, consistent tennis from 3-5 down. She gave it away. Kim deserved the win though, she fought hard and stayed focused and improved her level in the 3rd when she needed to.

[@JSmith-zr2ve]

Let her win? Grow up.

[@raffaelecafiero3608]

Yes She was so kind to let her win!!! Keep dreaming

[@justtrust11]

I wish Venus could have pulled this out she would have won the open if she could have got past this

[@lilianarios9980]

Muero x revivirlo

[@nkym5053]

ビーナスって負けても笑顔で握手するから好き

[@YDVDNVRR]

I miss this level of tennis in women.

[@Calicokit101]

Strange handshake....these two didn't really seem that friendly with one another.

[@endokuken1678]

Kim didn't seem to like Venus, always a cold handshake. With Serena, Kim was all kissy and smiles lol

[@gb5663]

​@@endokuken1678don't blame her. Venus was unlikable

[@HenriLaporte-kv6qq]

@@gb5663 You guys are really really dumb.

[@kofipokuantwi-boateng5446]

It looks like Venus lost so much of her mental strength after 2003. She showed some mental toughness at the 2005 Wimbledon finals, but wasn't mentally tough a lot of times. Her 3 loses to Clijsters between 2005-2010, her 2007 us open loss to Henin and worst of all her 2008 loss to Serena were consequences of her inability to finish off her opponents. She had the advantage in most of these matches, but faltered in key moments. Maybe the auto immune disease played a role in loss of stamina. That disease can also cause mental issues. She definitely should have won more us open titles, especially in 2008.

[@daniolitheone]

Kim played horriby here and still managed to defeat Williams by having some flashes of her best game. A real warrior.

[@arthurbusakwe7544]

She barely squeezed this win. Lol.

[@arthurbusakwe7544]

Kim possible you mean

[@JSmith-zr2ve]

It was far from horrible. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@martinahardy5255]

My two top favorite tennis players, along with Serena, Lindsay, Steffi, Coco, Ons, and Ryabinka.

[@christopheranderson2648]

Kim was easily my favourite player I had such an enormous crush on her loved watching her live

[@tasibho]

Why are the commentators having a girl chat instead of actually commentating?

[@dextercoronado]

This was really on Kim's hands. Venus was not that explosive in her steps anymore at this stage in her career or maybe lack of fitness but it was a wonder she was able to make do with her talent reaching the semis even. We can see how Venus was not balanced hitting the ball compared to Kim who was very stable while hitting her shots though she could get overeager that her shots fly away and on many occasions letting her nerves betray her.

[@andrejones2935]

nice back swing Venus & kim

[@marcocostantino3411]

Venus had to win in two sets, but too many errors and up and down on service in second set... :|

[@peterhammer6915]

Kim was clearly the better player.

[@KS-oh9no]

Please upload 70s,80s,90s matches like Australian and Wimbledon channel even Roland Garros also uploading 90s matches recently

[@stacitowery3475]

Is this the year kim was a wildcard??

[@marksinclair383]

Williams was always so ungracious in defeat. Never liked her or her sister for that.

[@HenriLaporte-kv6qq]

You are insane! Show something to support your insanity

[@hudsons2315]

Does anyone else wish Venus won this match so she could win the title

[@apaarmaheshwari8673]

I do. This one and USO 2017 SF. She has blown up so many chances. If Serena was in her place she would have won which, I think is one of the major differences between the sisters grandslams tally.

[@ayoayo7730]

Apaar Maheshwari Exactly.. Serena always know how to be excellent when it matters. That’s what differentiates a winner from runner ups.. You might play poorly but making the right moves at the right time wins you the match, that’s what Serena is good at

[@JSmith-zr2ve]

Nope.

[@JSmith-zr2ve]

Apaar Maheshwari Maybe. Kim beat Serena at the 2009 open though. She was tough those 2 years.

[@jorisschelfhout2348]

No... 😁

[@bazztheman93]

I was in tears at the end of this match ;( it was venus’s to win

[@Nicotine46]

Nah. Clijsters was better

[@JSmith-zr2ve]

Nope. Kim was the better player that day.

[@arathgomez615]

@@JSmith-zr2ve She really wasn’t. We all know it was all dependent on Venus. And she failed to convert. Kim just managed to stay there.

[@JamesFrew1]

@@arathgomez615 lol right, that’s why Kim beat Venus five straight times and had the winning record 7-6 against her.

[@wtfa2910]

Venus vs Davenport 2004 plz

[@tobyrose6906]

Hadn't realised Venus. Was noisy. Grunter. ...

[@kikimanable]

Serena was so beautiful. I'm so impressed by her outfit and composure.

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

Ok... But that was Venus, not Serena

[@kikimanable]

@@S1L3NTG4M3R I was referring to the brief snippets we had of Serena, when the camera was on her and Venus's box.

[@AFCompany]

Dude she is watching tennis why would she not be composed? Do you know anything about Serena off court? Watch documentaries she is so chill and funny. She is only intense when she’s playing on court.

[@bucknut2000]

@@kikimanable Yes her ability to stay in her chair is impressive. And the consistency she's able to sit calmly in all Venus's matches in incredible.

[@barbiedoll5766]

Clijsters vs serena 2010

[@user-gq8cq8ue3k]

What was that handshake about??? So short and dismissive....

[@sevraonic8656]

This is a crappy match. Majority of points are made from errors.

[@juliarivera2904]

Venus is Soo beautiful! 😍🥰

[@roobookaroo]

not many commenters notice that here

[@gb5663]

She looked great in that dress.

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

If you ever wanted to know how Serena past Mrs. Steffi Graf in wins... You should watch her play her sister... Seemed stranger how they played against each other, and Venus's game left the court...

[@AA-yc8yr]

She passed Steffi by playing 10 more years. And barely managed it.

[@AdyHh-up9ez]

Steffi aided by seles stabbing. And public remember 23 not 22 ​@@AA-yc8yr

[@antoniofung9125]

I feel like Venus can handle a pair of black high heels on the court. That would complete her outfit

[@craigsalman3454]

Who the heck are the commentators & why are they having their own constant quiet conversations, (almost at a whisper) & at times about other matches.? 😂. It’s like they don’t realize they are on the air 😝

[@tasibho]

Thank you. Its so annoying

[@AA-yc8yr]

@@tasibho You're annoying.

[@maxpower7803]

way to many ads. hard pass after 12 minutes

[@greenpeace4246]

Their best match against each other is the one in 2005 the fourth round. That match was insanely fast and powerful. This match is a bit too slow. Both made a lot of unforced errors.

[@Remember_me882]

My Serena looks so 🔥

[@christopheranderson2648]

Not as hot as kim though.😍😍

[@rn6710]

Venus has the more annoying grunts between the williams brothers imho.

[@arthurbusakwe7544]

Not again! You really need to stop. These are admirable iconic American women. Stop...... # nasty guy

[@rn6710]

@@arthurbusakwe7544 no

[@AA-yc8yr]

@@arthurbusakwe7544 Admirable? Admirably noisy, and the younger one - just no grace or manners.

[@TheFever77]

26:51 Oh shut up Virginia, so annoying.

[@jackbarlow8520]

Venus threw everything including the kitchen sink and they're such superior movers with power too spare. Kim's best match she did beat both the sisters tall order and she's strong and handles big shots without giving an inch. Venus Def L davenport 05 wimb final is my fave some serious raw power wow

[@albertmontoya6413]

Kim and Justine were afraid of no one

[@nyh06pfu]

Except that Henin literally said this in her The Times interview in 2009 - "I never won Wimbledon.... Because I am always scared of playing the Williams sisters on grass, especially Venus.”