Complex sentence: Clijsters withdrew from the tournament with a wrist injury, while her compatriot Henin-Hardenne, the defending champion, bowed out in the second round with injury against Tathiana Garbin, the earliest loss for the No.1 seed there since 1925.
Split into simpler sentences: Clijsters withdrew from the tournament with a wrist injury, whilst her compatriot and defending champion Henin-Hardenne bowed out in the second round with injury against Tathiana Garbin. It was the earliest loss for the No.1 seed there since 1925.