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World number two Kim Clijsters is set to miss the defence of her US Open title, the final Grand Slam of the season, after injuring her left wrist, she announced on her website on Thursday.
"Kim won't be able to play tennis in the next few weeks," said a statement on www.kimclijsters.be.
The Belgian star, who won her one and only Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows in 2005, was forced to pull out of her second round match in Montreal against Canada's Stephanie Dubois, which she was leading 6-1, 2-3, on Wednesday.
She said at the time that she was very worried about the pain she was feeling and an MRI scan on Thursday confirmed her worst fears when it revealed a "serious injury".
Clijsters has endured problems with her wrist in the past and needed to undergo surgery to cure the injury.
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AFP 172001 GMT 08 06
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