Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters; born 8 June 1983) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Clijsters is a former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth8 June 1983
CityBilzen, Belgium
CountryBelgium
enjoying playing
I think that's why I'm playing so well - I'm enjoying myself.
effort knew twice
I knew I had to put in twice the effort if I wanted to come back.
empty feeling today weird
I was feeling very weird out there today in general. I was feeling very empty out there.
messages people phone
I had 75 messages on my phone when I looked. I didn't know that many people had my number,
baby dollar knew last million seen watched won
I watched Million Dollar Baby last night, ... I hadn't seen that before. I was actually crying, (thinking) 'Oh my God, this is terrible.' I didn't know anything about the movie (but) I knew it won the Oscar.
compared definitely felt forward good hitting mind serve step
In my mind as well I was positive, focused, and it was definitely a big step forward compared to yesterday. My serve was on most of the time. I felt good and was hitting the lines.
injury recovery three
I really need three weeks' recovery time. I just want to have no more injury woes.
couple defending easy mistakes
She made a couple of easy mistakes when I was defending well,
adjust conditions court match outdoors playing pleased quickly tough winning
I'm very pleased with winning my first match here today. It's always tough to adjust to the conditions after playing outdoors the whole summer, but I got used to the court pretty quickly today.
aware ball best experience focus great martina opponent
Martina is a great champion. But when you're out there, you just focus about what you have to do and not think about who you're playing. When you're younger, you're more aware of who your opponent is. But as you get more experience and you play the best players, you don't think about that. You just focus on the ball and on the game.
celebrate family forward home looking
I'm just really looking forward to going home to celebrate with my friends and family in Belgium,
physically player plays powerful reads strong tactically
That's why she's so strong in her game, because physically she's not the most powerful player out there. But she just reads it so well and plays it tactically so well.
sort trying
It was sort of in my hands. I was the one making the mistakes. I was just trying to do a little too much.
practiced tough
I don't think I've even practiced in these conditions. It was so tough out there today.