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Serena Williams, of the US, serves to Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia, during their match at the US Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 5. Kena Betancur/Reuters
Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Serena Williams during their match on Sept. 5. Mel Evans/AP
Mardy Fish, of the US, returns a shot against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, of France, on Sept. 5. Elise Amendola/AP
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, of France, comes to the net against as he returns to Mardy Fish, of the US, during their match on Sept. 5. Kena Betancur/Reuters
Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, returns against Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, during their match on Sept. 5. Charles Krupa/AP
Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, watches her return to Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, during their match on Sept. 5. Elise Amendola/AP
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Alexandr Dolgopolov, from Ukraine, during their match on Sept. 5. Paul J. Bereswill/AP
Alexandr Dolgopolov, of Ukraine, returns a shot to Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during their match on Sept. 5. Charles Krupa/AP
Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns against Juan Monaco, of Argentina, during their match on Sept. 5. Charles Krupa/AP
Juan Monaco, of Argentina, plays a shot during his match against Roger Federer, of Switzerland, on Sept. 5. Ray Stubblebine/Reuters
Carla Suarez Navarro, of Spain, returns to Andrea Pekovic, of Germany, during their match on Sept. 5. Charles Krupa/AP
Andrea Pekovic, of Germany, tracks the ball as she returns against Carla Suarez Navarro, of Spain, on Sept. 5. Charles Krupa/AP
Janko Tipsarevic, of Serbia, reacts after his match against Juan Carlos Ferrero, of Spain, on Sept. 5. Paul J. Bereswil/AP
Juan Carlos Ferrero, of Spain, lunges for a shot from Janko Tipsarevic, of Serbia, on Sept. 5. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, waits for the serve of David Nalbandian, of Argentina, on Sept. 4. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Andy Roddick, of the US, serves to Julien Benneteau, of France, during their match on Sept. 4. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Peng Shuai, of China, serves against Flavia Pennetta, of Italy, during their match on Sept. 4. Gregory Payan/AP
Flavia Pennetta, of Italy, hits a return to Peng Shuai, of China, during their match on Sept. 4. Kena Betancur/Reuters
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The former US Open ladies champion lost in straight sets Wednesday in her final tournament as a pro. Clijsters is still alive in the doubles draw.
Not accustomed to losing the last point at the U.S. Open, Kim Clijsters picked up her bag, waved and bid adieu to the fans in Arthur Ashe Stadium — summoning up a melancholy smile before making her way to the tunnel.
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