Clijsters withdraws from Indian Wells

That ball's name is Hewitt!
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Kim Clijsters of Belgium will not be playing in the Pacific Life Open - she is taking an extended vacation to recover from her collection of injuries. So she says.

""I really need this rest to completely recover from all my minor troubles so that I can quickly continue without any injuries," she told AFP."

She might as well retire now - I seriously doubt she has the physical or mental stamina to keep this up. But, she'll be back for Miami's Nasdaq 100, so I guess we'll see how that pans out.