A tough first-round opponent who just won a big tournament, beating Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic along the way, awaited 26-year-old Kim Clijsters as she made her return to pro tennis Monday night.
And Clisters dismissed Marion Bartoli of France, a Wimbledon finalist two years ago, 6-4, 6-3 as though it was nothing at all.
It took an hour and 22 minutes. The statistics weren't too pretty. But Clijsters had 10 break points against her serve, and she saved eight of them. So much for needing to be "match tough" in the important moments.
No doubt Clijsters was running on sheer adrenaline in this first one back.
Her next match will be against another veteran Patty Schyder, a familiar face against whom she is 5-2, and always took routine care of on fast surfaces. She can't ask for much more.
And it looks like she's got a bitchin' tan, too.
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