Never give up on your dreams is a phrase that is overly popular in sports and Kim Clijsters is proving it right! The San Antonio Sports had earlier announced that the inaugural edition of the San Antonio International Team Tennis Championship will take place from November 10-12. As stars galore at the Freeman Coliseum facility in San Antonio, Texas, the former number 1s in women’s tennis- Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters & Victoria Azarenka stepped in to set the stage on fire. However, the outing became even more grand for Kim Clijsters as she got her long-awaited wish fulfilled in San Antonio. What was it?

Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka replaced Elina Svitlona, who’s currently recovering from a foot injury, and Sofia Kenin. Kennis was called to represent the USA in the BJK Cup. The 40-year-old Belgian former tennis player, Clijsters, has always looked to coming back to the tennis court time and again. This time she got the chance to play with one of the Greatest Of All Time in women’s tennis. Let’s see what she said after her wonderful experience in the Alamo City.

Venus Williams fulfils the wish of the former number-one

The 3-day event featured two teams consisting of top players from men’s and women’s circuits along with college players and other top-ranked junior players from Texas. SA Smash was represented by Venus Williams, John Isner, Bob Bryan, Victoria Azarenka and JJ Wolf. The Austin Capitals was led by Kim Clijsters, Peyton Stearns, Mike Bryan, Jack Sock & Gael Monfils. San Antonio Sports, a non-profit organisation, aims to transform the community and benefit the children through sports with this program. During the event, Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters were caught up together in a heartfelt chat. Here’s what Clijsters said about teaming up with another legend of the sport.

When Blair Henley uploaded a picture of the duo exchanging pleasantries, Clijsters could not resist herself from commenting. Despite the regret she had, Clijsters is glad that she finally got the chance to fulfil her wish with Venus Williams. She said, ‘Never got to play with her on tour but happy we got a few points in together today‘. The Belgian attached a smile emoticon to portray her happiness in teaming up with Venus Williams in a friendly moment at the court.

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Clijsters’ simp on the 43-year-old legend was justified as Venus Williams is synonymous with ‘dominance’ both on and off the court. Be it singles or doubles, she has triumphed at every corner of the court, just like her Belgian counterpart.

Williams and Clijsters have achieved remarkable feats in not only singles but also in doubles tennis

Venus Williams has been number 1 in both singles and doubles. The 43-year-old has gone on to clinch 7 Grand Slam singles titles in her career so far. But along with the silverware in singles tennis, she has plenty to showcase from her doubles career as well. Venus Williams has won 14 women’s doubles titles, partnering with her sister Serena Williams. With such a commanding performance, the Williams sisters hold the record of being unbeaten at Grand Slam doubles finals. Well, that was about Williams. Now, what about Clijsters? Well, it seems she was quite the competitor herself.

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Kim Clijsters was also number 1, in women’s singles and doubles ranking. Coming from a country which is lesser known for tennis, she went on to become the first Belgian to attain the number 1 ranking. The 6 times (4 in singles + 2 in doubles) major title holder managed to pave the road-map for youngsters and put Belgium on the maps of the tennis world. She has won 41 singles titles and 11 doubles titles in her career.

Both Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters have achieved quite a lot to inspire aspiring tennis players around the world. Do you miss seeing them perform at the bigger stages of the game? Let us know in the comment box.

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