Former world number four Kimiko Date has been invited to play in next month’s Japan Women’s Open barely a fortnight before she turns 47, the Japan Tennis Association said on Wednesday.
Former world number four Kimiko Date has been invited to play in next month’s Japan Women’s Open barely a fortnight before she turns 47, the Japan Tennis Association said on Wednesday.
The Kyoto native had been awarded a sponsors’ invite for the Sept 11-17 event at Tokyo’s Ariake Tennis Forest Park, Kyodo news reported.
Date, who initially retired in 1996 but returned to competition in 2008, spent 16 months on the sidelines following a couple of knee surgeries before launching another comeback in May.
