Kim Clijsters is ready to kick off her return to professional tennis when she takes part in the World Team Tennis (WTT) tournament starting on Sunday.
Clijsters, the four-time Grand Slam single champion retired in February of this year after an eight-year hiatus, will join Mardy Fish, Jack Sock, Sabine Lisicki, Neal Skupski and Kveta Peschke for the Empire of New York – one of nine teams in the competition.
Previously, WTT had announced that each player would play the entire three-week regular season, which is currently scheduled to play July 12-30. The semifinals will be played on August 1st, followed by the final on August 2nd.
“Now I have girls who sometimes find it difficult to find” me time “, to find their passion and to find time to live for their passion and still balance being a mother,” said Clijsters in April. “I know that in four years I will not be able to face this challenge. I know that if I want to be able to compete with these girls, then I will have to be the most suitable I have ever been and be able to move as I have done in the past. I think which will be much more difficult now than nine years ago. “
This is Clijsters’ third return to sport after quitting tennis in 2007 due to a string of injuries. She returned to sport after a two-year hiatus. In 2012, he announced his retirement for the second time after winning the US Open 2010 and Australian Open 2011 titles.
Clijsters then returned to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in February 2020, where they lost to Garbine Muguruza in consecutive streaks in the opening round.
