WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams is expected to fill in for an injured Justine Henin and play against Kim Clijsters in an exhibition match at a 40,000-seat stadium in Brussels next week.
Organizers have been hoping to break the record for highest attendance at a tennis match — the 30,492 at the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome.
Henin pulled out of next Thursday’s match against Belgian rival Clijsters after injuring her right elbow at Wimbledon.
Asked Friday by a Belgian journalist at Wimbledon whether she’ll be in Belgium next week, Williams replied, “Yeah, I think I’ll come if you guys want me to.”
