Clijsters to play on for maximum two years

ANTWERP, Belgium: Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters plans to play on for a maximum two years following her remarkable run of success since returning to the tour in 2009 after taking time out to have a baby.

Clijsters, 27, has proved an almost unstoppable force at the majors after a 2-1/2 year maternity break, winning three of her four grand slam titles after the birth of her daughter Jada.

While many now hold her up as a torchbearer for working mothers -- at the 2009 U.S. Open she became the first mum to win a grand slam for almost three decades -- Clijsters said she had worked out her retirement date based on family commitments.

While most players stick to a rigid timetable of playing matches, training, practising and getting massages during tournaments, Clijsters has adopted a more unconventional
schedule.

With Jada in tow, she has fitted in trips to the zoo, strolls through the park and rides on horse-drawn carriages around her matches.

While Clijsters now stands on the cusp of regaining that top ranking, the three-times U.S. Open champion insists that family life remains her number one priority.

She also does not want her daughter, who turns three later this month, to lead an unsettled life for much longer.