NEW YORK: Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Kim Clijsters is all-set to ramp up her professional comeback when she participates in the World Team Tennis (WTT) tournament starting Sunday. Clijsters, who returned to professional tennis in February this year after a gap of eight years, will team up with Mardy Fish, Jack Sock, Sabine Lisicki, Neal Skupski and Kveta Peschke for the New York Empire.
WTT had earlier announced that every player will play the entire three-week regular season, which is currently scheduled to be played between July 12 to 30. The semifinals will be played on August 1, followed by the final on August 2. "I have girlfriends now who at times struggle to find 'me time' and find their passion and find the time to live for their passion and still balance being a mum," Clijsters was quoted as saying by 'Tennishead' in April. "I know in four years I'm not going to be able to do this challenge. I know that if I want to be able to compete with these girls then I'm going to have to be the fittest that I've ever been and to be able to move like I did in the past. I think that's going to be a lot tougher now than it was nine years or so ago," she added. IANS
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