<strong><span style="font-size: 12pt">WTA championships: returning after an operation and six-week break, Belgian ace impresses in straight sets win over former world no 1</span></strong><br /><br />  <table style="width: 134px; height: 42px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="134" align="right" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/oct/jankovic.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr>  <tr>  <td>  <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Jelena Jankovic trips over during her WTA Championships tie against Kim Clijsters of Belgium in Doha yesterday. pics/AFP</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Kim Clijsters made a flawed but satisfactory start to her bid to win back the WTA Championships title she won seven years ago, delivering a straight sets win over Jelena Jankovic.<br /><br />Even though Clijsters had not competed since retaining her US Open title six weeks ago in New York, she moved well in a 6-2, 6-3 win over the former World No 1. <br /><br />There were few obvious signs of discomfort from the foot, which still has a small wound from the operation last month to remove a mole, though Clijsters' tally of double faults did creep to a surprisingly high total of 10. But she hit the ball well from the forehand side and struck 25 winners altogether.<br /><br />"It was my first match back, and I was happy   ufffd not with everything but I'll take that," a contented-looking Clijsters said.<br /><br />"I need to be a little more consistent and deliver fewer double faults, but I will try to be better tomorrow."

WTA championships: returning after an operation and six-week break, Belgian ace impresses in straight sets win over former world no 1

Clijsters impresses in straight sets victory over Jankovic

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