Kim Clijsters is working up on her fitness heading to next week Wimbledon at the Aegon International in Eastbourne this week. After suffering from an ankle injury during the Fed Cup weekend, this will be her comeback tournament.
“I got here on Tuesday and I’ve been practicing ever since,” said fifth-seeded Clijsters. She will be playing against fellow countrywoman Yanina Wickmayer tomorrow.
“I’ve been saying to my coach that I really want to play a match now," Clijsters said. "When I got here, for the first few days I was really trying to just test my foot still and it was the first time I was trying to go full-out. I’ve needed the time to also mentally get past the injury and just forget about the way it happened. I’m still wearing a tape and I think it’s a few more months I’ll have to wear it."