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The US Open is filled with players making comebacks from retirement, pregnancy or injury
Read full article: The US Open is filled with players making comebacks from retirement, pregnancy or injuryThe 2023 U.S. Open features several players who have made comebacks to tennis after being away for a while.
Serena's opponent, Kovinic, 'honored' to face her at US Open
Read full article: Serena's opponent, Kovinic, 'honored' to face her at US OpenThe first woman Serena Williams will face in what is expected to be the last tournament of her stellar career says she is honored to play someone she remembers watching on TV as a child.
Fans welcomed to World TeamTennis matches in West Virginia
Read full article: Fans welcomed to World TeamTennis matches in West VirginiaWTTs nine teams have come together The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia for their three-week season. It was awesome to have some people out there to get behind the tennis, Sandgren said. The WTT season started just as confirmed coronavirus cases were soaring nationally. Anyone who wasnt a competing athlete wore a mask inside the tennis stadium and fans had their temperatures checked prior to entering. Sandgren later won matches in men's doubles with James Ward and mixed doubles with Jessica Pegula.
Kim Clijsters announces return to tennis at 36
Read full article: Kim Clijsters announces return to tennis at 361 Kim Clijsters, who announced Thursday that she is returning to professional tennis at the age of 36. "For the past seven years, I've been a full-time mom," Clijsters, who has three children, said in a video posted to Twitter. With her US Open win in 2009, Clijsters became the third WTA player to win a major after giving birth, following Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong. "Kim Clijsters ranks among the greats of the game and her return to the Tour is exciting news for the WTA family and tennis fans around the world," WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon said in a statement. 1 and grand slam champion, Clijsters will have access to unlimited wild cards.