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Plenty of positives for Kim Clijsters despite defeat on comeback at Dubai Tennis Championships

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Kim Clijsters says there was much to be pleased about in her comeback match against Garbine Muguruza after the Belgian matched the pace and intensity of the Australian Open finalist before losing 6-2 7-6(6) in Dubai on Monday.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Clijsters was making her first appearance on the WTA Tour since the 2012 U.S.U.S.U.S. Open and the 36-year-old said she was looking forward to getting more matches under her belt.

"I had a good feeling out there," she told reporters at the Duty Free Tennis Championships.

"I do feel a little bit of, I'm not going to say relief, but a feeling of the pace I can handle.