Tennis news - Kim Clijsters withdraws from Miami, Charleston events due to concerns over fitness
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ByEurosport
Updated 14/03/2021 at 14:36 GMT
Former world number one Kim Clijsters made her tennis comeback in 2019, having not played tennis professionally for seven years, and she played three events which included the US Open last August. She was set to make her 2021 debut at the Miami Open on March 22, but the Belgian has pulled out due to concerns over her fitness.
Kim Clijsters
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Four-time Grand Slam winner Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from the Miami Open this month and the Charleston Open in April.
Her return to tennis in 2019 was halted by a medial ligament tear. She returned just as the Covid-19 pandemic hit March 2020.
Her comeback was then halted further by knee surgery last October and getting Covid-19 three months ago.
"I've had an intensive few weeks of training with my team," the 37-year-old wrote in a statement put out on Twitter.
"Unfortunately I am not where I need to be especially if I want to compete with the best.
It's disappointing and frustrating. I knew this was going to be hard when I started this journey - and there have been challenges that are out of my control. I'm not ready to quit... I'm going to keep pushing and see what's possible.
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