Former world No. 4 tennis player Kimiko Date returned Wednesday to official competition for the first time in 16 months after recovering from a knee injury but went out in the first round of the Kangaroo Cup.The 46-year-old veteran, who retired when she was 26 before making a comeback at 37, lost to world No. 136 Zhu Lin of China 6-2, 6-2 at the international women's event in Gifu, central Japan.Date had arthroscopic surgery on her left knee in February last year. But the meniscus was found to be badly worn out and she again went under the knife two months later."I'm relieved to be able to …READ FULL ARTICLE
