Clijsters wins third U.S. Open

NEW YORK (AP) - Kim Clijsters of Belgium won her second consecutive U.S. Open championship and third overall Saturday night, easily beating Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-2, 6-1 in the final.

The second-seeded Clijsters played far steadier than the seventh-seeded Zvonareva, who was warned by the chair umpire when she cracked her racket on the court after missing one shot. Clijsters made only 15 unforced errors, nine fewer than Zvonareva.

In the men's semifinals, Novak Djokovic came back to stun Roger Federer 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 and No. 1 Rafael Nadal beat No. 12 Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.

Djokovic and Nadal will square off for the championship today (1 p.m., KREM).