|
No. 1 Reign
|
Climbed to the
top without winning a slam |
Took No. 1 from
Clijsters at the end of last year and has hung on to
it ever since |
H-H |
|
Slams |
0-4 in finals,
making history in the wrong direction and earning the
"choker" label |
3-1 in finals,
but would she have any if Clijsters weren't around? |
H-H |
|
Head
-to-
Head |
9 wins |
7 wins, 6 coming
in finals, 3 of which were slams |
H-H
(it's all about the slam finals) |
|
Strokes |
Big-girl Babolat
bludgeoning,
a.k.a. Lindsay Davenport |
Perhaps the most
beautiful backhand in the business, improved forehand |
H-H |
|
Popularity |
"Aussie Kim,"
Lleyton's girlfriend a hit in Australia and in Belgium |
Called "Christine"
during the 2003 US Open check presentation |
Clijsters |
|
Communication
Skills |
Sunny Belgian
has cultivated super-nice reputation |
The Ice Queen's
post-match press conferences are sleeping pills |
Clijsters |
|
Gamesmanship |
Pride in fair
play |
Pride in holding
hand up while opponent serves, calling medical time-out
when trailing in a match |
Clijsters |
|
Fitness |
Doughy |
Cut |
H-H |
|
Work Ethic |
Burger King? |
Brutal training
regimen with Pat Etcheberry |
H-H |
|
General
Appearance |
Kim still struggling
with the post-pubescent acne, seems physically unable
to tan |
H-H's pasty pallor,
yellow teeth make you want to run her to the nearest
public health center |
Push |
|
Significant
Other |
Fiance Lleyton
Hewitt a former No. 1, but the two starting to disconcertingly
look like one another |
Boyfriend Pierre-Yves
doesn't look like he could break out of a wet paper
bag |
Clijsters |
|
Father |
Leo goes off once
in a while, insinuating that H-H is doping to add muscle,
telling Kim not to talk to media |
Controlling dad
drove H-H out of the house as a teen; not on speaking
terms |
Clijsters |
|
Management |
Only Top 10 player
without a manager, lets Fila determine whether she can
play Olympics |
Not seeing her
face on many cereal boxes |
Push |
 |
|
|
|
|
Totals |
5 |
6 |
Winner:
H-H |
