FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Fed Cup - Fed Cup World Group - First Round - Belgium v France - Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liege, Belgium - February 10, 2019 Former Belgian professional tennis player Kim Clijsters watches from the stand REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
(Reuters) - Comeback queen Kim Clijsters lost 6-2 7-6(6) to Spain's Garbine Muguruza on her return to the professional circuit after nearly eight years in an engrossing contest in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.
The 36-year-old Belgian, who has won four Grand Slam singles titles but last played in 2012 at the U.S. Open, could not cope with the Spaniard, who hit 19 winners while a rusty Clijsters finished with 10 double faults and 23 unforced errors.
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