New York: British teen Laura Robson ended the singles career of three-time US Open champion Kim Clijsters on Wednesday with an emotional 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) victory in the second round of the US Open.

Clijsters, whose Grand Slam title haul also includes last year’s Australian Open, had not lost at the US Open since falling to compatriot Justine Henin in the 2003 final on the same Arthur Ashe Stadium court.
“This feels like the perfect place to retire. I just wish it wasn’t today,” Clijsters said. “I gave it all and just wasn’t good enough at the end of the match.”
Robson snapped the Belgian’s 22-match US Open win streak, smacking a tricky forehand winner on the line on the penultimate point and firing a service winner to claim the victory on her third match-point chance.
“I was just trying to play as hard as I could because I knew if I didn’t Kim would dominate because she’s such an aggressive player,” Robson said. “I just went out there to keep getting the ball back and work my butt off.”
Robson, who was age five when Clijsters first played here, will next face Chinese ninth seed Li Na, who dispatched Australia’s Casey Dellacqua 6-4, 6-4, in 87 minutes. Read More