Kim’s marriage: seriously?
“I’m not the sort of person who all of a sudden changes her mind,” Clijsters, the world No. 5, said this week in Hong Kong where she is playing in an exhibition tournament.
“I want to make sure that for the tournaments I have left I can give 100 per cent. It will become my final year for sure. Pretty special.
“I see Hong Kong as a preparation for the Sydney tournament and the Australian Open. For the rest of the year I also only want to play tournaments that I always enjoyed and say goodbye to the many nice people I have met in the past.”
The popular and even-tempered Clijsters plans to go down the aisle with fiance Brian Lynch, an American basketball player she met in Belgium, in July before walking off tennis courts for ever late this year. The Courier-Mail
Anyone else get the feeling that this marriage is in trouble from the start? If it were me, and I really wanted out of tennis, I’d get out, set up my life on my own, and then worry about getting married. Maybe the idea is to go from spending all of her time on tennis to all of her time with Brian (and maybe kids), but doesn’t that get a bit old after awhile? I think the transition would be a bit tough, but disclaimer: I’m older than Kim and not married - nor am I looking to be - so maybe I just can’t relate. I do wish her the best - but I also think there may be better ways to go about moving away from tennis. No reason to rush!