Clijsters retires hurt as Mauresmo progresses

Injuries finally got the better of Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open as the second seed retired hurt from her tight semi-final match against Amelie Mauresmo in today’s semi-final.

The US Open champion was attemping to join fellow Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final but Clijsters, who had sprained her left ankle in the second set, aggravated the problem in the third set and was forced to stop playing.