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Ten: Lay off Lleyton says Clijsters
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
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August 25, 2003
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Ten: Lay off Lleyton says Clijsters
By Darren Walton
NEW YORK, August 24 AAP - Women's world No.1 Kim Clijsters, the
girlfriend of Lleyton
Hewitt, jumped to her man's defence on the eve of the US Open today.
Her message was polite but simple: lay off Lleyton.
Clijsters claimed Hewitt had received unfair scrutiny from the
media during his slide
from the top of the rankings to world No.6 over the past two months.
She said Hewitt, the 2001 US Open champion, 2002 Wimbledon winner
and long-time world
No.1, boasted a record for all to envy.
"He's had two incredible years," Clijsters said.
"I mean, I think anyone out there would love to ...