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Clijsters earns shot at maiden slam.

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| September 10, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Bulletin Wire)

Byline: Darren Walton

After confirming her early retirement plans, Kim Clijsters marched into Arthur Ashe Stadium determined to give herself a chance to set the record straight.

And Clijsters did just that, resisting a brave fightback from top-seeded teenager Maria Sharapova to advance to the US Open final and tantalisingly close to shedding the dubious tag of "best player never to have won a major".

The Belgian fourth seed will play Mary Pierce for the title on Saturday (Sunday 10am AEST) after the 12th seed upset former runner-up Elena Dementieva in a controversial three-setter to become the first Frenchwoman to …

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