Former world number one Kim Clijsters is returning to competitive tennis after two years absence when she plays Marion Bartoli in Cincinnati this week.
Clijsters, 26, retired in May 2007 and gave birth to her first child 18 months ago, but announced in March that she was going to make a tennis comeback.
Clijsters first match back will be against Bartoli, who beat Venus Williams to win the Stanford title last week.
"I'm excited," said Clijsters, who will also play Toronto before the US Open.
Clijsters returned to the tennis spotlight in May when she played at Wimbledon alongside Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi and Tim Henman in an exhibition to test the new sliding roof over Centre Court.
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