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Kim Clijsters moved within one win of the No. 1 ranking, rallying past Kristina Barrois of Germany 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday in the second round of the Open Gaz de France.
The Australian Open champion needs to win her quarterfinal match on Friday to take the top spot from Caroline Wozniacki.
"It didn't get into my mind," said Clijsters, who last held the No. 1 ranking in March 2006. "One more match, I guess. It will be tough. There's a couple of tough players who might get through."
Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia also moved into the quarterfinals, defeating American teen Melanie Oudin 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Nadia Petrova of Russia, Andrea Petkovic of Germany, Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium and Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden advanced to the second round. Clijsters will play either Petrova or Jelena Dokic of Australia.
Clijsters got off to a sluggish start, dropping serve twice to give Barrois a 4-0 lead.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=6105603
