Mazza
Apr 4th, 2002, 09:27 PM
."It seems that Kim won't be playing Fed Cup according to this report/article on the Lleytonland msg board..
Bad news for Belgium though: Kim will not play Fed Cup (Belgium- Australia April 27 and 28) after all. Earlier in Miami, Kim had told a Belgian public radio station that she would play if her arm would be good enough. Unfortunately it seems not. Kim came back home to Bree (Belgium) at the beginning of this week. Her dad told Belgian press the following: " Kim loves to play Fed Cup but her own career comes first. Kim had to take a painkiller against the pain in her arm to be able to play Seles in Miami. Luckily she felt no reactions after that match. However, the treatment of her injury is a priority. Kim is following a specific training program in this regard. She can't serve right now." `Each day she is resting is a day that will help her' is the current opinion. Her dad describes the strategy as follows: "The objective is to remain as high as possible on the rankings while playing a minimum of matches. She has a bye in the first round in Berlin. This tourney will start the week after the Fed Cup weekend. In order to play the tie against Australia in Belgium, Kim will have to start preparing 4 to 5 days in advance. So we won't do that then." Kim will get another scan by dr. De Clercq in Antwerp on Friday. A new evaluation of her injury will be made based on these results. In the middle of next week she will leave Bree again. Kim's dad said: "She will travel together with Lleyton, who is going to prepare himself in Monte Carlo for the tournament that will commence on April 15
Bad news for Belgium though: Kim will not play Fed Cup (Belgium- Australia April 27 and 28) after all. Earlier in Miami, Kim had told a Belgian public radio station that she would play if her arm would be good enough. Unfortunately it seems not. Kim came back home to Bree (Belgium) at the beginning of this week. Her dad told Belgian press the following: " Kim loves to play Fed Cup but her own career comes first. Kim had to take a painkiller against the pain in her arm to be able to play Seles in Miami. Luckily she felt no reactions after that match. However, the treatment of her injury is a priority. Kim is following a specific training program in this regard. She can't serve right now." `Each day she is resting is a day that will help her' is the current opinion. Her dad describes the strategy as follows: "The objective is to remain as high as possible on the rankings while playing a minimum of matches. She has a bye in the first round in Berlin. This tourney will start the week after the Fed Cup weekend. In order to play the tie against Australia in Belgium, Kim will have to start preparing 4 to 5 days in advance. So we won't do that then." Kim will get another scan by dr. De Clercq in Antwerp on Friday. A new evaluation of her injury will be made based on these results. In the middle of next week she will leave Bree again. Kim's dad said: "She will travel together with Lleyton, who is going to prepare himself in Monte Carlo for the tournament that will commence on April 15