Tennis: Clijsters faces more time on sidelines, but not quitting

LONDON: Former world number one Kim Clijsters underwent knee surgery last year and contracted the novel coronavirus in January but the mother of three is not ready to quit just yet.

"In October, I had surgery on my right knee to repair damage sustained over my career and to reduce pain," she said on social media."Results following surgery were good - rehab and recovery went well and I was feeling really positive. Clijsters, who won her first Grand Slam title at the 2005 US Open, first retired from tennis in 2007, taking a break to have the first of her three children.She returned to the sport in 2009 and won the US Open again as an unseeded wildcard in her third tournament back.

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