Regardless of whether she makes it beyond that – her match against China’s Na Li was due to take place on Tuesday night as Flanders Today went to press – Clijsters has proven that she has returned to form since coming out of a two-year retirement in March.
Her dramatic 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 victory over Williams came in just her third tournament back on the courts after giving birth to her first child last year. Clijsters, the 2005 US Open champion, is a wildcard who does not even have a ranking yet.
Last Friday, Clijsters beat fellow Fleming Kirsten Flipkens 6-0, 6-2 in an emotional tie for both players. Describing Clijsters as “a bit like my big sister”, Flipkens said she had known her since she was five, when she first started hitting balls at their tennis club in Diest.
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