Zvonareva’s 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Clijsters came just a day after Clijsters had knocked out Belgium’s Justine Henin. Clijsters is still less than a year into her comeback after two years out, but after a bright opening she buckled, giving way to string of 14 unforced errors in the third set.
She then focused on the mixed doubles with Malisse and again reached the quarter-finals, losing a thrillingly entertaining match against Brazil’s Marcelo Melo and Australia’s Rennae Stubbs in straight sets 7-6, 7-6. Clijsters and Malisse had earlier beaten top seeds Nenad Zimonjic from Serbia, and Australia’s Sam Stosur 6-4, 7-6.
Meanwhile, Clijsters’ planned “Best of Belgium” clash with Henin at the Boudewijn Stadium in Brussels on 8 July has been hastily changed after Henin injured her elbow. Fans can still see Clijsters play, but Henin has been replaced by newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Serena Williams for the exhibition, which is expected to be watched by a crowd of around 40,000 – a world record for a tennis match.
Finally, in the wake of Wimbledon, the new WTA ranking brings Clijsters up to seventh place and fellow Flemish player Yanina Wickmayer to 17th.
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