Clijsters overcomes injury to defeat Li Na in three sets

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Down 4 match points and hobbling by having an ankle injury, defending champion Kim Clijsters somehow rallied for the dramatic 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Li Na from the Australian Open on Sunday.

Clijsters was at discomfort from the left ankle she twisted inside seventh game. Li only agreed to be a fortune of nerves. The French Open champion failed to serve out your match at 5-4 from the second set, but led 6-2 inside tiebreaker.

On Li’s fourth match point, Clijsters played an unhealthy drop shot, chinese people player tentatively returned the ball almost straight time for her opponent, and was lobbed.

Clijsters won six straight points to accept the tiebreaker with the primary 4 games with all the deciding set. She then overcame a wobble of her own, losing her serve at 5-2, ahead of finally closing the fourth-round match to be with her second match point.

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