Lleyton hewitt kim clijsters wedding
Kim Clijsters relationship with Aussie superstar Lleyton ...
Hewitt and Clijsters were due to have married next February |
The Australian and Belgian had been due to marry in February but a statement on Clijsters' website said their engagement was over.
It said the couple had "jointly decided to put an end to their relationship for private reasons".
The statement added: "Both of us distance ourselves from the malicious gossip which inevitably surfaces in this kind of situation."
The relationship between the 23-year-old Hewitt and the 21-year-old Clijsters began after they met at the Australian Open in 2000.
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Hewitt's feisty nature is in contrast to Clijsters' reputation as one of the nicest players on the tennis circuit but their romance flourished.
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