Clijsters tunes in to Oprah escapism

KIM CLIJSTERS kept her mind clear ahead of her victory over experienced Amanda Coetzer in the Australia Open with a spot of Oprah Winfrey.

In a bid to avoid the emotional turmoil of watching boyfriend Hewitt play, and eventually lose, his fourth round tie on Rod Laver Arena, the Belgian fourth seed tuned into the American chat show to “take her mind off everything”.

But by the time the 19-year-old was out on court, she was fully focused on the job in hand and emphatically beat Coetzer 6-3 6-1.