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Clijsters back with a bang in Belgium`s thrashing of Coatia
Bree, Apr 26: Belgium beat Croatia in Fed Cup World Group round one tie.
Bree, Apr 26: Belgium beat Croatia in Fed Cup World Group round one tie.
Belgium beat Croatia 3-2 in the first-round of the Fed Cup on Sunday (April 25).
In Bree, Belgium's world number two Kim Clijsters chalked up her second win in two days following her return from a recurrent wrist injury by hammering Croatia's Karolina Sprem 6-1 6-3.
Team mate Els Callens made secured Belgium's 3-2 win with a 6-2 3-6 6-4 win over Jelena Kostanic in the penultimate rubber.
Belgium will play Spain in the quarter-finals.
Belgium 3 Croatia level 2
Results (Belgian names first):
Saturday -
Kim Clijsters beat Jelena Kostanic 6-1 4-6 6-1
Kirsten Flipkens lost to Karolina Sprem 2-6 0-6
Sunday -
Clijsters beat Sprem 6-1 6-3
Els Callens beat Kostanic 6-2 3-6 6-4
Elke Clijsters/Flipkens lost to Darija Jurak/Iva Majoli
1-6 4-6
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