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Clijsters reportedly sprains ankle during wedding dance
Apr 10, 2011, 18:44 GMT
Brussels - Kim Cijsters can't seem to escape injury bad luck, with Belgian media reporting Sunday that the world number two could miss the French Open after seriously injuring her ankle while dancing.
Belgian television reported on its website that the 27-year-old, current champion at the US and Australian Opens, dislocated her ankle while dancing at the wedding of a nephew and could be out for six weeks.
That time frame would put her in serious doubt for Roland Garros, where she has not played since reaching a 2006 semi-final and later retiring from the sport. The French Open begins on May 22.
Clijsters was already resting a wrist and shoulder problem which bothered her during last month's North American hardcourt swing and was not expected to play for another month.
'After a visit to the doctor, ultrasound and MRI, the diagnosis is as follows: severe dislocation of the right ankle with a strong elongation of both the medial and lateral ligaments and a torn capsule with hematoma at the ankle joint,' Belgian television reported.
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