Most Popular Sports
All Sports
Show All

Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage from the final of the WTA Championships in Doha - between world number one Caroline Wozniacki and US Open champion Kim Clijsters

K. Clijsters vs C. Wozniacki | WTA Finals
Women's Singles | Final | 30.10.2010 | Doha
Completed
K. Clijsters (3)

C. Wozniacki (1)
Live
Live Updates
Pippa Davis

Updated 31/10/2010 at 17:53 GMT


17:52
Clijsters also won in 2002 and 2003 and becomes just the fifth woman in history to win the season-ending tournament three times, joining Martina Navritilova (who won eight times), Steffi Graf (five) Chris Evert (three) and Monica Seles (three).
6-3
Live comment icon
WINNER! And this time Clijsters does wrap things up, coming up with a solid second serve down the line that Wozniacki can only return into the net.
Ad-40
Clijsters wastes the chance with a second double fault in this game alone. Unbelievable. Still she earns a second match point with a huge first serve followed by an off-forehand volley winner
Ad-40
Could there still be a twist left in this? A couple of fantastic points from Wozniacki, followed by a double from Clijsters, hand the Dane two break back points. The first goes begging as she fails to find the court with a forehand. And the second also goes astray when an off-balance Wozniacki pulls her forehand wide. She earns herself a third chance with a forehand volley winner but a huge serve from Clijsters saves it before she brings up match point on her THIRD overhead ...
5-3
Wozniacki absolutely races through a love service hold; firing an angled cross court forehand winner on to the line to force Clijsters to serve out this championship
5-2
Consecutive forehands slapped long from Wozniacki, who has been irritated by something said in the crowd, helps Clijsters to a love service hold and the Dane will have to serve to stay in this match once again - after the chance of ends
4-2
Live comment icon
BREAK! Clijsters hits literally every line on the court as she pushes Wozniacki around and eventually draws the error. And shortly after that the Belgian earns herself two break points. The first goes begging when Clijsters hits a backhand return of serve into the net. But more huge hitting from the Belgian sees her produce a backhand winner across court to seal the break. She is, once again, just two games away from the win now
3-2
Service games are whistling by now as Clijsters holds to 15 herself to sneak back out in front. Who will crack first?
2-2
The pep talk from her father, during which Wozniacki answered back a couple of times (unusual for her), obviously worked as the Dane races through a love service hold to level up once again and remain on serve
2-1
A fantastic service game from Clijsters as she gets her match back on track with a service hold to 15 that leaves Wozniacki looking a little paniced, with her father Piotr set to come on court for a pep talk!
1-1
Live comment icon
BREAK! An overhead winner down the line from Clijsters earns her an immediate break back point in this third set and, after a short delay whilst Wozniacki deals with a bug on her racquet and a bug on the court, the Belgian does break back with some heavy hitting that eventually proves too much for Wozniacki
0-1
Live comment icon
BREAK! Wozniacki is leading this match for the first time as Clijsters sends a forehand long of the baseline to hand the Dane the break at the first attempt. Can Clijsters play herself back into form in time to stop this match from getting away from her?
5-7
Live comment icon
SET! Wozniacki drills a backhand winner straight down the line, just catching the outside of the line, on her way to two set points. Clijsters saves the first by working her way into the net before dinking a cross court backhand volley across court for the winner. But Wozniacki does level the match at the second attempt with some great hitting that eventually sees Clijsters hit long off the forehand wing
5-6
Live comment icon
BREAK! A poor hawkeye challenge looks like it could cost Wozniacki as she stops mid point to call a ball out when it instead just catches the back of the line. It gives Clijsters a game point but it goes begging as does a second when Wozniacki produces a forehand winner down the line. And a Clijsters forehand drive volley into the net hands Wozniacki a break point. A chance she takes full advantage of with a backhand return of serve deep, which Clijsters can only return long.
5-5
An absolutely blistering cross court forehand winner, right onto the sideline, from Wozniacki brings up three game points for the Dane. Clijsters denies her the first with a forehand return that Wozniacki can only send back into the net and the second with a cross court forehand passing shot winner after Wozniacki's approach shot catches the top of the tape. But Wozniacki does hold at the third attempt with a backhand drive volley winner. We're back level once again
5-4
Wozniacki is starting a exude confidence now as she races up to the net to fire away an easy forehand winner down the line before another forehand down the line results in Clijsters hitting a backhand wide across court to hand the Dane another break point. Clijsters saves it with a backhand winner across court before holding with a solid first serve and straight forward backhand winner down the line off the short reply. Wozniacki will serve to stay in it after the change of ends
4-4
Well, well, well. Wozniacki races through a love service hold to get things fully back on track in this set; sealing the hold with a great first serve which she follows with a forehand winner. What now from Clijsters?
4-3
Live comment icon
BREAK! Clijsters fires a forehand volley long to hand Wozniacki three break back points. The first goes beggin with a huge serve that the Dane can only return into the net. But Wozniacki does get it at the second attempt; a forehand winner doing the damage across court
4-2
Much, much better from Wozniacki as she eases through a service hold to 15 with her fourth ace of the match. She is vaguely keeping the pressure on Clijsters but needs to find a way to break back and get into this set
4-1
Clijsters first ace of the match earns her three points to consolidate the break and, although she squanders the first with a backhand wide across court while Wozniacki saves the second with a forehand drive volley winner across court, a backhand winner drilled down the line does see her hold. Clijsters now just two games away from the title