Congratulations, Flipper!

Yesterday, Kirsten Flipkens, after having had a pretty bad year in which she couldn't even enter the Wimbledon qualifiers, reached and won her first-ever WTA finals, in Quebec City.

Flipkens, who was a junior world number 1 when she won the junior US open and Wimbledon tournaments in 2003, has had a fairly troublesome career, with some injuries at some bad times, and some bad luck as well, culminating in a career-high ranking of 59.

In that light, it's refreshing to see everything finally coming together for her, and having her finally clinch that well-deserved title. With today's win, she jumps from a 102nd position to a whopping 69 in a single week.

So again: Congratulations, Kirsten!