As I had expected, the women’s finals turned out to be a demolition. Just like the French Open where Justine Henin-Hardenne took only an hour to beat Pierce, Kim Clijsters capped her fantastic hardcourt year with the icing on the cake.

I actually came home and watched the taped version of the match but it ended up being too boring - skipped through it and only watched the ceremony. Kim really seems to be a nice lady and from what the commentators and Mary Pierce said, she is liked by everyone on the tour.

She totally deserved the championship and congratulations to her on winning it. Hope she is truly back. We need to see some non-Russian women battling at the top!