Clijsters retires in 2007

BRUSSELS – World number five Kim Clijsters said again she would retire next year and scoffed at a suggestion she might play in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The 23-year-old Belgian, who has been blighted by a wrist injury, said on her Web site she would select some “nice tournaments” for 2007 “which will become my final year for sure”. “One of the journalists asked me whether I plan to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games.Quite an empty question if you ask me.I’ve made a decision and I stick to it,” the 2005 US Open champion said.Next year, Clijsters plans to marry American basketball player Brian Lynch, who is with her home team Bree in the east of Belgium.She had been engaged to Australian tennis player Lleyton Hewitt but they broke up in 2004, four months before their planned marriage.Nampa-Reuters”One of the journalists asked me whether I plan to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games.Quite an empty question if you ask me.I’ve made a decision and I stick to it,” the 2005 US Open champion said.Next year, Clijsters plans to marry American basketball player Brian Lynch, who is with her home team Bree in the east of Belgium.She had been engaged to Australian tennis player Lleyton Hewitt but they broke up in 2004, four months before their planned marriage.Nampa-Reuters