Clijsters loses all-Belgian battle

Kim Clijsters was outplayed by her fellow Belgian Yanina Wickmayer who put an early end to the two-time former champion's campaign at the Sony Ericsson Open today.

Having missed large chunks of the 2011 season with injury and also been sidelined since the Australian Open in January due to an ankle complaint, Clijsters has seen her ranking drop to the point where she is unseeded at this fortnight's event in Key Biscayne, Miami.