Roland Garros - Clijsters Bows Out In Second Round In Paris

Two-time runner-up Kim Clijsters seemed to be upset from the minute circle Thursday along at the French Open.

The second-seeded ex - world No. a single began your girlfriend coordinate against Arantxa Rus that has a first-set win.

However, the particular Dutch 20-year-old fought returning to take the next set, subsequently cruised to help triumph from the next for any amazing 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 triumph from Roland Garros .

This was the particular Belgian Clijsters' first golf actions considering that the later part of March, as she had been sidelined together with ankle, neck in addition to wrist injuries. The four-time main titlist, playing at Roland Garros for your very first time that given that 2006, attained finals here back in 2001 in addition to 2003.

Clijsters had been looking for the girl lastly Grand Slam title in a row right after successful the actual Australian Open in January and also taking your U.S. Open championship for any 3 rd time frame final September.

Ninth-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova had zero problems in your girlfriend coordinate against Jie Zheng associated with China, posting a 6-4, 6-1 victory, though Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, the particular 12th seed, notched your 6-2, 6-4 win over Indian Sania Mirza. The lefthanded Kvitova, a three-time successful previously for the WTA this kind of season, had been some sort of Wimbledon semifinalist past year.

Yanina Wickmayer, that 21st seed from Belgium, superior that will third rounded along with a new 6-4, 7-5 succeed through Ayumi Morita regarding Japan, although Romanian Sorana Cirstea defeated 27th-seeded compatriot Alexandra Dulgheru 6-2, 7-5.