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No. 1 Reign
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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?
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H-H
|
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Head
-to-
Head
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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
|
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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
|
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|
|
|
|
Totals
|
5
|
6
|
Winner:
H-H
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