Clijsters powers to Flushing Meadows repeat

Kim Clijsters successfully defended her US Open title with a one-sided victory over Russia’s Vera Zvonareva in a disappointing final at Flushing Meadows.

Wimbledon runner-up Zvonareva had not dropped a set in reaching her second consecutive Grand Slam final but produced an error-strewn display as Clijsters claimed her third US Open crown with a 6-2 6-1 win in exactly an hour.