Kim Clijsters rallied from a break down in the deciding set to beat Alisa Kleybanova of Russia 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1) on Thursday to reach the Sydney International final. The U.S. Open champion will play Li Na of China, who beat Bojana Jovanovski 7-6 (5), 6-3. "If she plays like that, I think she's definitely a contender to beat a lot of top players," Clijsters said of Kleybanova's chances at the Australian Open. "It was last year when she played Justine [Henin] where she almost beat her in the Australian Open. That's a perfect example of how well she can play. So I think she is definitely a player who's a very tough outsider." In the men's draw, Gilles Simon advanced to the semifinals by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-4, 6-3. Simon's victory set up a meeting with third-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia, who beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-4, 6-4. Read more http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6017407
