REUTERS: Kim Clijsters will return to Flushing Meadows next week looking to rekindle the magic that saw her emerge from her first retirement in 2009 to win the US Open, but questions about her readiness and a tough draw do not bode well for her chances.
On the other hand, Clijsters has suffered first-round exits in Dubai and Monterrey and, despite impressive wins as part of the New York Empire in World TeamTennis, she withdrew ahead of this week's Western & Southern Open with an abdominal injury. "Her first comeback was extraordinary when she won as a mom," former U.S. Open finalist and now ESPN broadcaster Pam Shriver told Reuters this week."This is a much tougher situation because late 30s is a lot different," she said of Clijsters, who is now a mother of three.
It will be held without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic and require competitors to stay in a bio-secure bubble, something that may reward more experienced players."If she's healthy and has really been able to train and put in the hours in the last 10 days to get herself to 100per cent, she can still play at a pretty high level," Shriver said.
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