12 Aug 2009

Nadal's knees survive, Clijsters also back and winning

7:46 am on 12 August 2009

Rafael Nadal's made a successful return to tennis, the Spaniard winning a doubles match at the Montreal Masters after being sidelined for more than two months with tendonitis in both knees

Teaming up with his coach Francisco Roig, Nadal looked fighting fit as the pair beat Serbian duo Novak Djokovic and Dusan Vemic 7-5 6-4.

And former women's world number one Kim Clijsters has returned from a two-year break in which time she married and gave birth to her first child.

The Belgian beat world number 13 Marion Bartoli of France 6-4 6-3 to reach the second round of the Cincinnati Open.