Russia's Vera Zvonareva was defeated on Saturday in the US Open finals by defending champion Kim Clijsters of Belgium.
It took one hour for the second-seeded Clijsters to easily beat seventh-seeded Zvonareva (6-2, 6-1), who appeared to be too nervous and out of focus to offer significant resistance.
Zvonareva, who turned 26 earlier this week, missed a second chance to win her first Grand Slam title, after losing to Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final in July.
Clijsters, 27, won her second U.S. Open title in a row and third overall (2005, 2009, and 2010).
In addition to the prestigious silver cup, the talented Belgian tennis star was awarded $2.2 million.
NEW YORK, September 12 (RIA Novosti)
