Clijsters withdraws from China Open

    BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Belgium's Kim Clijsters has pulled out of this week's China Open due to fitness problems, tournament（锦标赛） officials said on Tuesday.
    The reigning¹ U.S. Open champion（公开锦标赛） is the second top star after world number one Serena Williams to withdraw from the joint² WTA/ATP tournament, which runs from October 2 to 10 in the Chinese capital.
    Clijsters said in an e-mail to the China Open organizing committee（组织委员会） that she could not make the trip as she continues to recover from recent surgery on her right foot after winning her third U.S. Open title.
    The 27-year-old Belgian apologized in the e-mail to her fans in Asia, promising³ to play in Beijing next year.
    Serena Williams cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant shortly after winning her fourth Wimbledon crown in July and has not played since.
    Earlier this month, China's Zheng Jie also withdrew with a wrist injury that could rule her out of action for the rest of the year.
    Other major stars in the women's game expected to play in Beijing include Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。