Kim Clijsters Announces Bad News Ahead of Her Return to WTA Tour

Former World No.1 Kim Clijsters will not be able to make a return to the WTA Tour due to a knee injury as her long-awaited comeback was put on hold.

Kim Clijsters announced her comeback at the women’s circuit in September this year and she was set to return to professional tennis at the age of 36, next year. However, the four-time Grand Slam champion is suffering from a knee injury and will undergo rehab to treat her knee.

“I’ve had to make the decision that I will not be able to compete in January. I am undergoing rehab and treatment for a knee injury. It’s a setback but I’m determined as ever to get back to the game I love. I really appreciate all your support and encouragement,” Kim Clijsters announced with her twitter account on Monday.

“I don’t really feel like I want to prove something,” Kim Clijsters told the WTA Insider Podcast in an exclusive interview while she announced her return to professional tennis. “I think for me it’s the challenge.”

Earlier, Kim Clijsters stunned the world when she announced her retirement at the age of 23 in 2007 – just two years after she claimed her first Grand Slam title, due to injuries and to start a family.

The Belgian was back on the circuit two years later and in between, she gave birth to her daughter Jada in February of 2008, and she came out of retirement to play her first tournaments in August 2009 before retiring for the second time in 2012.

The Belgian last played competitive tennis at the 2012 US Open, when she was 29-years-old. She will make her second comeback to women’s tennis as the mother of three children. It is still unsure in which tournament Kim Clijsters will make her return after January next year.