Clijsters the one they all want to avoid

NEW YORK: Ask any of the top seeds at next week's US Open who they would least like to play in the early rounds and there will only be one name uttered - Kim Clijsters.

Less than a month into her comeback after two years off and the birth of her first child, the former world No 1's sparkling return has been the talk of the tour.

The Belgian beat four top-20 players, including French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, in her first two events back - Cincinnati and Toronto - and even she will now be dreaming of grand-slam glory once more.