Kim Clijsters suffered a second-round defeat to Patty Schnyder at the BGL Luxembourg Open yesterday. <br /><br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Kim Clijsters, who lost to Patty Schnyder in the second round of the BGL Luxembourg Open yesterday. PIC/AFP </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>The Belgian former world number one, who made a memorable return from retirement with victory at the US Open last month, lost 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6) to the Swiss player as her serve failed to fire.<br /><br />It was Clijsters' first defeat since winning the US Open. She had 11 double faults in the defeat as Schnyder moved through to a clash with Sabine Lisicki of Germany.<br /><br />Fourth seed Daniela Hantuchova earlier came through a tough clash with Lucie Hradecka.<br /><br />The Slovakian edged her Czech opponent 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 to book her place in the next stage and was joined by fifth seed Yanina Wickmayer.<br /><br />The Belgian saw off Alize Cornet 7-5, 7-6 (8/6) while eighth seed Shahar Peer beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.<br /><br />Katarina Srebotnik lost the first set against Anne Kremer but rallied to win the next two at a cost of just two games for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory.

Kim Clijsters suffered a second-round defeat to Patty Schnyder at the BGL Luxembourg Open yesterday. 

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