Clijsters takes first Grand Slam

FOR ALL Kim Clijsters cared, they could have ripped the cheques up right in front of her.

The Belgian had eyes for only one thing after beating France’s Mary Pierce 6-3 6-1 in the US Open final on Saturday - her first, gleaming grand slam trophy.

At the fifth time of asking Clijsters finally shed herself of the tag of being the best player not to have won a grand slam, in the process earning herself $2.2 million, the largest winner’s prize in the history of women’s sport.