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Post by Annie on May 6, 2007 20:21:24 GMT 3
Good like outside tennis Kim, you are still young and I am sure will find a place in this life. You shall be missed
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Post by davis on Jul 11, 2007 21:48:56 GMT 3
And Baby Makes Three
Recently retired Clijsters announced that she is pregnant with her first child. Just months after announcing her abrupt retirement from professional tennis, citing her desire to focus on her upcoming wedding to American basketballer Brian Lynch, Kim Clijsters has just made another surprising announcement: pregnancy with her first child.
Although it wasn’t the 23-year-old herself who made the breaking news, but rather her father, Lei, who spilled the beans on his blog for Belgian sports website, sport.be.
“If all goes well, Kim will be a mom next year and me, a grandfather,” the former soccer star wrote. And while he is game for babysitting and changing diapers he says, he will leave the breastfeeding to his daughter.
Clijsters has yet to make an official announcement herself to the media or on her website.
While the Belgian’s initial intention was to make 2007 her final year on the WTA Tour, she progressively accelerated her departure from the game, namely due to injuries, but it appears that Clijsters may have had a more pressing reason to cut her season short as her pregnancy comes just two months after her retirement, a month short of the customary waiting time to make such an announcement.
Clijsters family spokesman Jeroen Jespers, however, maintains that the couple have always wanted to have children and that Clijsters became pregnant after she announced her retirement in May, Sports Illustrated reported. So perhaps she didn’t want to waste anytime on starting her family, making good on her promise to tennis fans.
The impending nuptials are set for this Saturday in Clijsters’ hometown of Bree, although there are reports circulating in Belgium that the couple may outsmart journalists by tying the knot on Thursday to escape excessive media coverage.
Clijsters now joins Lindsay Davenport, who gave birth to her first child, son Jagger, last month, in the Mommy Club of retired players.
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Jul 11, 2007 22:10:59 GMT 3
I read it in the newspaper too, today ;D ;D ;D Congrats to Kim, Brain and ofcourse not to forget : "Grandpa to be" Lei Clijsters  |
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Post by Dina on Jul 11, 2007 23:39:59 GMT 3
oh congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!i'm about to cry!!!!!!!!!!!we miss ya kim!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Annie on Jul 12, 2007 9:48:47 GMT 3
awww baby Kimmy how cute ;D
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Post by jenhatter06 on Jul 14, 2007 3:50:44 GMT 3
congrats all around to Kim & Brian  Former tennis star Clijsters weds U.S. basketball player July 13, 2007 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Retired tennis star Kim Clijsters and U.S. basketball player Brian Lynch were married Friday in a secret early morning ceremony. The civil ceremony was officiated by Jaak Gabriels, the Bree town mayor who confirmed to local media that the ceremony had taken place at 6 a.m. "This has been organized on the request from Kim, to keep the ceremony as low key as possible," Gabriels told VRT radio. Clijsters' official Web site confirmed that the couple was married Friday, adding a reception was planned for Saturday. "Kim chose for the early hour because she wanted to conduct her nuptials with the American Brian Lynch within a small circle of people," said a statement in Dutch, posted on her site. Media reported that a church ceremony also was planned for Saturday. The wedding comes just days after the former top-ranked player announced she was pregnant with her first child. The 24-year-old Clijsters called an end to her illustrious career in May, saying a string of injuries had led to fatigue, a lack of motivation and a decline in play. Clijsters said she wanted to focus on her wedding and a new life with Lynch, who plays professional basketball in the Belgian league. Clijsters was Belgium's first tennis player to reach No. 1, holding the top ranking for 19 weeks in 2003. A left wrist injury last year stopped Clijsters from defending her 2005 U.S. Open title, her only Grand Slam win, and from playing in the Fed Cup final. She won the 2002 and 2003 WTA Championships as part of her career 34 singles titles. sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=ApDfjP3olXeS1KGxqU3n4eI4v7YF?slug=ap-clijsters-wedding&prov=ap&type=lgns |
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Post by Alya10 on Jul 14, 2007 15:29:23 GMT 3
Congrats Kim  All the best for the new life and the baby! Great news  |
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Post by jenhatter06 on Aug 2, 2007 3:26:14 GMT 3
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Post by Alya10 on Aug 2, 2007 19:03:23 GMT 3
really sweet pics they seem very happy! thanks for the link |
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Post by helloticky on Feb 27, 2008 23:22:46 GMT 3
Retired tennis player Kim Clijsters gives birth to daughter 2/27/2008 10:41:00 AM BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -Former U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters gave birth to a daughter on Wednesday, nine months after retiring from tennis. Clijsters and her husband, American basketball player Brian Lynch, named the baby Jada. ``The parents and the baby are in great shape,'' spokesman Jeroen Jespers said. The 24-year-old Clijsters retired in May, saying a string of injuries had led to fatigue, a lack of motivation and a decline in play. She said she wanted to focus on a new life with Lynch, who plays in the Belgian league. Clijsters was Belgium's first tennis player to reach the No. 1 ranking, holding it for 19 weeks in 2003. She won her only Grand Slam title at the 2005 U.S. Open, but Clijsters also won the 2002 and 2003 WTA Championships as part of her 34 career singles titles. According to Clijsters' Web site, the baby, born at a hospital in Tongeren, weighed 6.69 pounds. from www.thetennischannel.com/news/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=3822congratulations new mommy ;D ;D |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Feb 28, 2008 1:13:43 GMT 3
Awwww, a baby girl !!!!! Kudos to Kim, Brian and the little girl!!!! |
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Post by alleva on Mar 20, 2008 18:09:45 GMT 3
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