Clijsters itching to get back on court

CINCINNATI, Ohio: Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters cannot wait to get back into the heat of the action when she begins her comeback after more than two years away at next week's Cincinnati Open.

Just under 18 months after giving birth to her daughter, Jada, the Belgian will start what she intends to be a full comeback with a first-round match against in-form Marion Bartoli of France.

She then plans to play the WTA event in Toronto and the US Open at the end of the month.