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Clijsters loses to Muguruza

on return to WTA Tour

DUBAI, United Arab Emir-
ates (AP) — Kim Clijsters' first
WTA Tour match since 2012
ended with a 6-2, 7-6 (6)
loss to Garbine Muguruza
at the Dubai Champion-
ships on Monday.
The 36-year-old Clijsters is
making a second come- In this Sept. 16, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints wide receiv-
back — this time after er Austin Carr, left, cannot hold on to the football as Cleveland
more than seven years Browns defensive back T.J. Carrie (38) defends during the first
away from professional half of an NFL football game in New Orleans.
tennis — but was broken in Associated Press
the opening game against
Muguruza, a fellow former Browns release veteran
No. 1. Belgium's Kim Clijsters returns the ball to Spain's Gabrine Mugu-
Muguruza broke again for ruza during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Champion- cornerback T.J. Carrie,
a 5-2 lead and was two ship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020.
breaks up at 3-0 in the Associated Press 3 others
second set before Clijsters
found her stride. The Bel- later and won her second Muguruza will play either
gian leveled the set at 4-4 and third U.S. Opens and Veronika Kudermetova or CLEVELAND (AP) — New 29-year-old played in all 32
but Muguruza then con- an Australian Open. She Dayana Yastremska in the Browns general manager games over the past two
verted her second match retired again after the 2012 next round. Andrew Berry cleared $13 seasons after being signed
point in the tiebreaker. U.S. Open. "I felt like for a "I think this is just special be- million in salary-cap space as a free agent. He had 125
"I had a good feeling out while I was dominating cause I didn't know how Monday by releasing vet- tackles and had two inter-
there," Clijsters said. "Sec- some of the points," Clijsters (Clijsters was) going to eran cornerback T.J. Car- ceptions and two sacks. He
ond set, I felt I was really in said about her match. "I play," Muguruza said. "I'm rie and three others players had two seasons remaining
the match." think that's a good feeling sure she's going to get bet- signed by former GM John on his contract and was
The four-time Grand Slam to have, knowing the way ter and better, for sure, give Dorsey. due to make $7.25 million in
champion announced in I started the first set and us a lot of trouble." Along with Carrie, Cleve- salary and bonuses in 2020.
September that she was then the way I was able to Barbora Strycova and Elise land terminated the con- Harris caught 15 passes for
returning to the tour for a get back into that second Mertens also advanced. tracts of tight end Deme- 149 yards and three touch-
second time. She initially set, with the type of tennis Strycova ousted Amanda trius Harris, guard Eric Kush downs this past season
retired in 2007, got mar- I played, it's something that Anisimova of the United and linebacker Adarius for the Browns, making six
ried and had the first of is the positive about this States 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4 and Taylor. starts. He was scheduled
her three children. She re- match. I'll take that with me Mertens eased past Wang Carrie is the most signifi- to make $2.49 million in
turned about two years for the next matches." Qiang of China 6-3, 6-0. q cant move. The versatile 2020.q

Tokyo Marathon limited to

elite runners because of virus

chair elites," organizers said. thousands of hopeful Olym- games," John Coates, the
The Tokyo Marathon is the pians, families, and their head of an IOC inspection
city's annual race and not travel plans. team, said Friday in Tokyo.
to be confused with the The Tokyo Marathon was The Olympics open on July
Olympic marathon that will expected to attract about 24 with about 11,000 ath-
take place during the 2020 38,000 participants. Only letes participating. About
Tokyo Games. Those races one death in Japan has 7.8 million tickets are avail-
are to be held in the north- been attributed to the vi- able for Olympic events,
ern city of Sapporo. rus. The latest death toll in which draw hundreds of
In this Feb. 16, 2020, photo, runners, some wearing masks, com- The marathon is the lat- mainland China is 1,770. thousands of tourists. There
pete in a Kumamoto castle marathon in Kumamoto city, west- est large sports event to Organizers of the Tokyo are another 2.3 million tick-
ern Japan. be impacted by the virus. Olympics and the Interna- ets for the Paralympics.
Almost all sports events in tional Olympic Committee Much of the focus in now
By STEPHEN WADE ited to a few hundred elite China over the next few have said repeatedly they on China. It will further in-
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Mara- participants, organizers months have been called will not cancel or postpone tensify with the next Olym-
thon organizers drastically said in a brief statement. off, including next month's the games and are follow- pics — the 2022 Winter
reduced the number of "We cannot continue to world indoor track and field ing the advice of the World Games — taking place in
participants for this year's launch the event within the championships and a For- Health Organization. Beijing.
race on Monday out of scale we originally antici- mula One race in April. "Certainly the advice we're The spreading virus has al-
fear of the spread of the vi- pated and we regret to in- The cancellations in China receiving externally from ready forced organizers to
rus coming from China. form you the following: The have a domino effect on the WHO is that there's cancel World Cup ski rac-
The general public is being Tokyo Marathon 2020 will Olympic qualifying, both no case for any contin- es this month in Yanquig,
barred from the race on be held only for the mara- in China and elsewhere, gency plans or cancelling China, which were also to
March 1. It will now be lim- thon elites and the wheel- and muddle the picture for the games or moving the serve as test events. q