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
enjoy happen happier match quickly realize round winning work
I was happier winning my first round than winning a tournament, just because it's a satisfaction because you've put so much work into it, ... You realize how quickly it could be gone. That's why you enjoy each match because it can happen again.
feeling gone good home pain sign tablets work
My injury's not gone. The pain is gone because of the tablets I'm taking. So that's a good sign that I can be out there and play without feeling the pain. But I know that once I get home there's going to be some work to do.
few forward grand last slam work year
I still have few things to work on but it's the last grand slam of the year and the one I always look forward to.
ahead compliment match takes tough work
It's a compliment but I've got a tough match ahead of me and it takes a lot of work.
court felt good though workout
I felt like I got a really good workout and I had some good rallies even though I wasn't on the court very long but that's to my advantage.
kept mary points tried
Mary kept the points a lot shorter. She tried to go for too much at the Open.
missed realized
That was before my injury. I've realized a lot more how much I missed tennis,
sore walk wrists
The way I walk around, everything is hurting, ... My ankles, my wrists ? everything is sore and making a lot of noise.
injured last playing
Even when I was injured last year, when I started playing again, you get motivated,
hitting stand sure
I'll have to make sure that I stand on the baseline and make sure that I keep hitting aggressively,
beginning change feeling felt lose second sudden tennis
It can change so quickly. That was the frustrating part. I felt like I was controlling the rallies in the first and the beginning of the second set, and all of a sudden you just lose all the feeling of your strokes. That's tennis sometimes.
season
I never thought I could have a season like this.
jumping people prefer relaxed
I prefer people who are relaxed in my box. I don't want people who are jumping up.
cherry feeling great last nice year
After the year I had last year, this is just the cherry on the cake. Obviously, it's a great feeling to get back to No. 1. It's always nice to get there.