BRUSSELS — Kim Clijsters will compete at the French Open, which begins Sunday. The Belgian tennis star said Monday she will play with her right ankle taped. She said her shoulder and wrist injuries no longer impede her.
Clijsters is a two-time runner-up at the French Open, and the tournament’s slow clay is generally considered her weakest surface. She had been sidelined since early last month but resumed on-court training two weeks ago.
“Playing is going wonderful. I am hitting the ball very well and increasingly I am going for it,” she said. “I am not totally without pain.”
Clijsters is the reigning U.S. Open and Australian Open champ.
• CoCo Vandeweghe, a niece of former Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe, lost 6-3, 7-6 (4) to Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson at the Brussels Open. Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki had a bye.
• The U.S. defeated Sweden 2-1 at the World Team Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany. Also Monday, Germany defeated Serbia 3-0.
• Victor Hanescu of Romania eased into the second round of the Open de Nice with a 6-0, 6-1 rout of French qualifier Benoit Paire in France.
• Fourth-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia defeated Rebecca Marino of Canada 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the second round of the Strasbourg International in France.
K-State coach recovering from blood clots
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State men’s basketball coach Frank Martin is recovering at home after being treated for blood clots that formed after knee surgery. Martin had surgery on his right knee May 6.
• reported that longtime Valparaiso coach Homer Drew would step down and his son, Bryce, would take over the men’s basketball program.
• Virginia Tech men’s basketball swingman Manny Atkins will transfer after the spring semester, coach Seth Greenberg said.
• Arizona point guard Lamont “MoMo” Jones has decided to transfer.
Footnotes.
Canada’s Alex Tagliani posted the fastest lap in practice for the Indianapolis 500, going 225.878 mph.
• Tiger Woods said he didn’t do more damage to his left knee and Achilles at The Players Championship last week and he expects to play in the U.S. Open, which is June 16-19.
• Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The rest of the class of 14 ex-players and two former coaches will be announced today.
• Mississippi football coach Houston Nutt dismissed linebacker Clarence Jackson and defensive end Delvin Jones after the two players were charged with public drunkenness last week.
• D.C. United midfielder Branko Boskovic will be out about six months after knee surgery.
• Mexico goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona was dropped from the national squad that will defend next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup after TV cameras caught him head butting the trainer of a rival team in the league playoff semi- finals Sunday.
The Associated Press
