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Second seed Kim Clijsters reached the French Open second round with a 6-2 6-3 win over Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus on Tuesday.
Clijsters will face Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands for a place in the last 32.
Clijsters, playing at Roland Garros for the first time since 2006, will next face Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands.
Reigning US and Australian Open champion Clijsters, has been Paris runner-up twice, in 2001 and 2003, but had not played in the event since losing in the 2006 semi-finals to compatriot Justine Henin.
"I was excited to be back out there," said Clijsters, whose participation in Paris was under threat because of an ankle injury.
"I moved well and was aggressive. There's a few things that will have to be better. I didn't always hit the lines like I wanted to."
A nice solid performance from Clijsters.
A bit of nerves closing out the sets (took 4 match points) Some errors and double faults (5 of them)
Which is actually less then her usual. All that's to be expected after not having played for a while.
A few more matches under her belt will undoubtedly help with match toughness, and hopefully help get rid of a lot of jittery nerves as well. Her ankle, and shoulder seem to be fine for the moment.
A few more matches under her belt will undoubtedly help with match toughness, and hopefully help get rid of a lot of jittery nerves as well. Her ankle, and shoulder seem to be fine for the moment.
She moved quite well on the court, and hit some spectacular cross-court forehands. All in all a fairly straight forward win.
Taking it one match at a time, we'll see where it leads.
About the only thing I wasn't sure of was Clijsters outfit.
I've liked most of what Fila has put her in, but this one goes in the fugly column. The semi-florescent pink does nothing for her.
But I do love the shoes :).
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