Clijsters the Quitter

Poor Kim - in her semifinal match with Mauresmo, she bails in the third set (down a break) because she rolled over her ankle. After heavy taping from the trainer, she played for approximately 5 seconds before walking up to the net and giving Amelie Mauresmo a very awkward hug and retiring.

I'm not a Kim-hater in all this, but it was pretty obvious that she was much more mentally injured than physically in this match. She wasn't playing well, and the "hit anything and hope for the best" strategy she used with Hingis wasn't working.

To say the least, this was disappointing. I'm not about to heap praise on her for playing through the injuries and problems with her hip and back. While it is perfectly within her rights to retire, she showed everyone that she didn't have the game to go to the finals, mentally or physically. Combining this with her statements about quitting tennis at 2007, I think Kim has finally started to get rid of the "nice girl" image that plagues tournament commentary - and revealed herself to be a quitter.

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