Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
NEW YORK – Kim Clijsters lofted a beautiful backhand topspin lob high over the head of the 6-foot-1 Venus Williams as Williams rushed the net late in the third set of their U.S. Open semifinal.
Williams thought about trying an overhead, but she couldn’t quite reach it and could only watch helplessly as the ball landed in and spun away from her.
And with that, No. 2 Clijsters broke No. 3 Williams and then closed the match out on her own serve with a backhand winner down the line to complete a 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 come-from-behind victory in two hours, 23 minutes inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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