Kim Clijsters surprised after learning stat about her career which she wasn’t aware of

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Kim Clijsters can look back on her fantastic career with her head held high, having won four Grand Slam titles.

Clijsters also reached world number one and won 41 WTA titles, with four Grand Slam final defeats also on her record.

The Belgian is keeping tabs on the sport despite retiring, with Clijsters really wanting to play Coco Gauff given her superb ability.

Another American star in Serena Williams has been praised by Clijsters, with that duo having crossed paths on plenty of occasions throughout their careers.

The former won 23 Grand Slam titles across all four tournaments, with the latter having kept her success to the US Open and Australian Open.

Kim Clijsters surprised after learning Australian Open was her best Grand Slam

Clijsters won three titles in New York and one in Melbourne, with the latter in 2011 representing her final Grand Slam title.

Asked on The Sit-Down podcast where that achievement sits for her, the Belgian said: “Yes, huge. I mean, where does it sit?

“I’ve always had a hard time kind of answering the questions when people ask what’s your favourite Grand Slam title, because they all mean so much in a different way.

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“And every Grand Slam win, every tournament victory, always has I feel like a little bit of a… you connect it to a lot of things I feel like that were going on behind the scenes as well, or things… obviously my connection with Australia, it was always kind of a dream for me to win there one day.

“You know I had come close a couple of times, I felt like I definitely had chances earlier on, but maybe mentally and emotionally wasn’t quite ready.

“But I needed those experiences in New York to be able to be ready in Australia and to really take in the crowd support.

“And it was yeah amazing, I have nothing but amazing memories from thinking back, and it’s so unfortunate for me now, I haven’t been able to come back as much as I would like to, just because the timing of it with my family is just tough with getting away for a couple of weeks and, yeah, it’s a shame because I really love the country and the people. That’s what it’s all about.”

She was then told that she won more matches at the Australian Open than at any of the other majors, to which she replied: “Really? Alright!”

Informed that she made seven semi-finals in Melbourne as opposed to three in New York, she said: “I didn’t even know that! I’ve never been good with stats. And you know, there’s players that know everything. I’m definitely not that player.”

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Clijsters found herself playing in a stunning era of women’s tennis, which involved the likes of Serena and Venus Williams, Jennifer Capriati and Justine Henin among many other stars.

But she more than held her own on the biggest stages, and would have won more major titles if not for the aforementioned icons.

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That is, of course, the same story for many of her opponents and indeed several men’s players, such as the likes of Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka.

And that may just be true in the current scene, with the likes of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz having dominated many recent Grand Slams.