Clijsters talks comeback
Former No. 1-ranked tennis player Kim Clijsters asked the U. S. Open about receiving a wild card for this year’s tournament as part of her comeback plans, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.
The 25-year-old Clijsters, who retired in 2007 and gave birth to a child last year, will hold a news conference Thursday in Belgium to announce her 2009 plans.
A spokeswoman for Clijsters, the 2005 U. S. Open champion, did not return phone calls.
But a person who works at the U. S. Tennis Association told the AP there have been conversations between a tournament official and representatives of Clijsters about her participating in the U. S. Open, which begins Aug. 31 in New York. The USTA told Clijsters she would receive a U. S. Open wild card if she were formally to request one.
Elsewhere, Larry Scott will become the Pac-10 Conference commissioner on July 1 after six years as chairman and chief executive officer of the WTA Tour.
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