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Ian Chadband

Kim Clijsters wonders if Barty could be tempted back

Ash Barty's eagerly awaited return to Wimbledon action, taking part in a legends' invitational event, has been put on hold because of yet more rain.

But the retired 2021 champion's comeback in the purely fun event hasn't stopped a former great, Kim Clijsters, who made a famously successful return after becoming a mother, musing over whether the 28-year-old Australian ace could still be tempted to do the same.

The wretched weather on Tuesday ensured that Barty's planned showcourt return with her best mate Casey Dellacqua against Germany's Andrea Petkovic and Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova had to be shelved.

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