下週將滿46歲的伊達公子表示希望在2017年復出，
在四月動膝蓋手術的她說醫生之前有說大約要休息一年，
她現在復健情況看來不錯。
伊達公子今年只有參加一項比賽，
在今年澳網會外賽首輪三盤落敗。
Date-Krumm to make WTA return at 46
Veteran Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date-Krumm, who turns 46 next week, is
planning a return to playing in 2017 after being on the mend from knee
surgery she had in April.
Date-Krumm, who reached the singles semi-finals of the 1994 Australian Open,
1995 French Open and 1996 Wimbledon grand slam tournaments having won eight
WTA titles including winning the Japan Open four times, initially retired in
September 1996 after the Olympic Games.
She made a return to playing in April 2008 and has since won nine ITF titles
and became the oldest player to win a WTA title in 2009 when claiming the
Hansol Korea Open in Seoul.
In 2014, she proved just how competitive she still is by reaching the
semi-finals of the women's doubles at the US Open partnered with Czech
Barbora Záhlavová-Stry cová, losing to eventual tournament winners,
Russian duo Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in straight sets.
The veteran told reporters in Tokyo, her second surgical procedure on her
troublesome left knee that she planned on playing again on the WTA tour in
2017.
"I have been told it will take a year (to fully recover from the operation)
and it's just a case of how much more or less time it will be than that,"
Date-Krumm said.
"Everything has gone well up to this point and it has not put limitations on
my daily life. As an athlete, you have to condition muscles and I want the
injury to properly heal."