Kim Clijsters has won her third title at the US Open. In the final there was no holding the Belgian, clearly an unrivalled match for Vera Zvonareva. Kim allowed the Russian only three games.
After the match a visibly moved Kim took her time to address the audience. She thanked the spectators, her team and her family for all the support. She also mentioned the events of 9/11, nine years ago to the day. "Nine years ago the world changed. I'm honoured to have been playing here before you and try and offer you some distraction," she said.
Adecco is proud to sponsor Kim in a partnership which commenced in 2009.
The 26-year-old Belgian left professional tennis in 2007 to start a family and in February 2008 she gave birth to daughter Jada. During her first career, Clijsters ranked for a total of 16 weeks as the No. 1 tennis player in the world, won 34 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. Upon her retun to tennis, Cljisters signed a partnerhsip with Adecco.
Patrick De Maeseneire, CEO of the Adecco Group, said: "We are delighted to sponsor the comeback of such a great personality as Kim Clijsters. The support of athletes around the world has a long-lasting tradition at Adecco. It embodies our values of helping passionate people to achieve their aims in the world of work and life."
"I am very excited about starting this partnership with Adecco as I return to competition and start my second professional career," said Kim Clijsters. "Teaming up with Adecco, a world leader in Human Resources, gives me confidence in taking up the challenge of combining my career with my family life. I feel it is important to partner with a brand which understands people's motivations, one that gives them the best advice and support to achieve a better working life."
Kim represents the perfect example of a great champion who can inspire individuals to live a balanced personal life and achieve ambitious professional goals at the same time. Country Manager Adecco Benelux. "At Adecco, we share this vision by encouraging talents to work more effectively and efficiently, and create greater choice in the domain of work, for the benefit of all concerned."