Clijsters and Pierce destroy Russian hopes
10th Sep 2005, 01:25 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters will play for the biggest purse in the history of women's sport in Saturday's U.S. Open final after beating Russian top seed Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals.
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