After Kim Clijsters announced her come back in September 2019, she had to postpone it at the beginning of 2020 season, but now former world number 1 accepted a wild-card at Dubai Tennis Championship.
Clijsters announced the big news on her Twitter account. The 36-years-old Belgian missed the Australian Open where she planned to start the season but now she is ready to play in Dubai.
"I’m accepting a wild card to play the Dubai Tennis Championship. Since announcing my return, there have been a few bumps but looking forward to returning to the match court and what this next chapter brings ... Thanks to all my fans for their encouragement these past weeks. See you in Dubai!"
“I am really excited to be getting back to the match court, I know it’s a special anniversary for the Dubai Duty Free Championships so it’s a honour to be making my return to the game and debut in Dubai at the same time. I can’t wait to return to the game I love and play in front of the fans again - the support and encouragement that I’ve received since the announcement has been overwhelming.”
Also, Colm McLoughlin, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free was happy that the 4-time Grand Slam champion accepted the wild-card saying: “We are delighted to welcome such a great champion here for the first time and are thrilled that Kim Clijsters has chosen to include Dubai in her limited schedule as she seeks to continue her wonderful career."
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