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Monday, March 19, 2007

Clijsters doubts she will play U.S. Open in her farewell year

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Don't expect too much from Kim Clijsters during her farewell season.

After pulling out of the French Open, the Belgian announced she also might drop the U.S. Open from her schedule because her honeymoon with American basketball player Brian Lynch is just weeks before the Aug. 27-Sept. 9 Grand Slam tennis tournament.

As for Wimbledon, she again plans to take it easy.

"I'll be doing some cooking and will be training a bit," Clijsters said Monday on her Web site.

The fifth-ranked Belgian could limit herself to about six events before bowing out at the WTA event in Stuttgart, Germany, from Oct. 1-7.

"Tennis is nearly over. A couple of more tournaments, saying goodbye mostly and then enjoying having fun with the other players," Clijsters said.

The 23-year-old Clijsters has been battling injuries for much of her career, and increasingly so over the last few years. In 2006, a left wrist injury prevented her from entering the U.S. Open to defend her title, and from playing in the Fed Cup final.