Kim Clijsters was already sidelined because of shoulder and wrist injuries, but now she’s facing an ankle injury that will likely keep her out longer than expected. The current #2 ranked woman in the world got hurt dancing at her cousin Tim’s wedding, no joke. Here are the details from her site, via OnthegoTennis:
At the wedding party of her cousin Tim, Kim injured her ankle severely. The consequences are rather dire. After a visit to the doctor, echo and NMR the diagnosis is a severe strain of both the medial and lateral ligaments of the right ankle and a torn ligaments, a torn capsule of the ankle joint, a hematoma and torn tendon sheath.
She’s likely out 4-6 weeks according to the site, which puts her status for the French Open in jeopardy. So not only will she likely lose an opportunity at winning a major, but she also has the added embarrassment of being the lead story on SI Hot Clicks and being the latest addition to this dubious list of weird injuries. On the bright side, at least Robby Ginepri and Andy Murray are tennis players who had more embarrassing injuries, so she’s got that going for her.
