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Injured Henin ruled out of U.S. Open and battle of Belgians

July 1, 2010 -- Updated 1929 GMT (0329 HKT) CNN


Former world number one Justine Henin has ruled herself out of the
U.S. Open after sustaining an elbow injury in her Wimbledon exit to Belgian
rival Kim Clijsters.

前世界排名第一的Henin在溫網因手肘受傷敗給比利時對手Clijsters後，已宣佈退出美網。

It is a shattering blow for Henin, who will also miss her 'Best of Belgium'
clash with Clijsters in Brussels on July 8.

這對Henin來說是一個毀滅性的打擊，她也將錯過7/8在布魯塞爾和Clijsters舉行的 Best
of Belgium。

Henin, who made her comeback to competitive tennis at the start of the year
after 18 months in retirement, picked up the injury during her fourth round
defeat to Clijsters.

Henin在今年年初結束了18個月的退休生活重返網壇，溫網第四輪比賽中因受傷輸給
Clijsters。

Clijsters wins Battle of Belgians at Wimbledon

Clijsters贏得今年溫網的比利時內戰。

She suffered the injury when falling early in the first set, but bravely
played on in a match that lasted three sets.

當稍早第一盤落敗時，她即忍著傷，勇敢的打完接下來的比賽。

Henin confirmed the news in a statement on her personal website.

Henin在個人網站中證實了這項消息。

"Following my fall at Wimbledon....I took several medical examinations which
have revealed a ligament partial fracture at the right elbow," it read.

「在溫網失敗後，我做了體檢，發現右手肘韌帶部分斷裂。」聲明中指出。

"There I regret to announce that I can't unfortunately play in Best of
Belgium this July 8. I'll be nevertheless present for this wonderful Belgian
event which is important for me.

「我很遺憾的宣布，不幸地我不能參加7/8的 Best of Belgium ，但目前我仍會為這個美
好的比利時盛會作準備，因為它對我來說很重要。」

"This injury will keep me away from the courts during a rough period of two
months with the consequence the withdrawal of my U.S. round of tournaments,
including the US Open."

「這傷害將讓我遠離球場2個月，因此退出美國巡迴賽系列，也包括美網。」

The 28-year-old added that she will undergo further medical examinations to
decide on when she returns to the WTA Tour later this season.

28歲的她補充，她將接受進一步的醫學檢查來決定接下來賽季什麼時候返回WTA巡迴賽。

Aside from missing the final grand slam of the year, Henin's exhibition head
to head against Clijsters was set to attract a world record crowd of 40,000
for a tennis match.

除了錯過最後的大滿貫賽事，Henin和Clijsters的表演賽被認為是一場吸引破世界紀錄
40000人觀賞的網球比賽。

Organizers say they plan to find a replacement player for Henin, who has been
beaten three times by Cljisters since her return to action.

主辦者說，他們將會找一個Henin的替代者，自從回歸網壇之後，Henin已經被Cljisters擊
敗3次。

Clijsters was later beaten by Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals at
Wimbledon, leaving both of the Belgian stars still searching for their first
grand slam title at SW19.

Clijsters後來在溫網四分之一決賽輸給Vera Zvonareva，這兩個比利時明星仍然在尋求她
們在SW19的第一座大滿貫冠軍。

The U.S. Open begins on August 30 in New York, where Clijsters will be
defending the crown she won in sensational fashion in her comeback year in
2009.

美國公開賽8/30紐約開打，Clijsters將尋求衛冕，2009年以美網冠軍作為她的復出之作。


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