Martina Hingis

[Drummond]

Hingis wins in return from retirement

Martina Hingis won in her return to competitive tennis Monday, beating Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi 6-2, 6-1 in a first-round match at the Australian women's hardcourt championships.

"I was a little nervous," Hingis told the crowd at the sold-out Royal Pines stadium after the match. "I'd like to thank my family and friends for supporting me."

Hingis will face seventh-seeded Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic in the second round.

Hingis also plans to play at next week's Sydney International as a wild card, and at the Australian Open at Melbourne beginning Jan. 16.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/sports/other_sports/13531796.htm

 

[Falchoon]

Martina Hingis won in her return to competitive tennis Monday, beating Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi 6-2, 6-1

competitive tennis and 6-2, 6-1 seem mutually exclusive

 

[red+black]

some time ago, i was emailed a great montage / collage / whatever it's called of marting hingis' ass. nice piece of, well, ass.

i'm sure she will do ok this year, which will prove how good women's tennis is. NOT.

 

[Drummond]

Hingis/Golovin def. Li / Sun 6-1, 6-4.

They played the Olympic doubles champions and destroyed them. A great start to her comeback.

 

[Drummond]

Hingis d Koukalova 6-3 6-2.

She is now into the Quarters

 

[MS_7TIMES]

Martina Hingis is in to the semi finals

 

[Drummond]

Martina Hingis is in to the semi finals

Great result, I hope she wins her way into the final, because it's being televised

 

[MS_7TIMES]

Hingis' winning run is over, (4) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (WC) Martina Hingis (SUI) 16 76(2) 62. But good signs for the Aussie Open.

Does anybody know if she has been given a Wildcard into Sydney event?

 

[Funkalicous]

Hingis' winning run is over, (4) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (WC) Martina Hingis (SUI) 16 76(2) 62. But good signs for the Aussie Open.

Does anybody know if she has been given a Wildcard into Sydney event?

Yeah, she received the 'others' wildcard. Like there was any doubt though. She'll bring in hundreds of spectators.

 

[Heisenberg_]

she drew Justine Henin-Hardenne at sydney, tough ask

 

[MS_7TIMES]

Nasty draw for Henin, playing Hingis after a couple of months off with injury and Hingis has a few matches under her belt. Should be a good match, i really hate Henin, so go Hingis.

 

[matthedocker]

some time ago, i was emailed a great montage / collage / whatever it's called of marting hingis' ass. nice piece of, well, ass.

i'm sure she will do ok this year, which will prove how good women's tennis is. NOT.

where is it?? make it happen!!!

 

[Wizard]

some time ago, i was emailed a great montage / collage / whatever it's called of marting hingis' ass. nice piece of, well, ass.

i'm sure she will do ok this year, which will prove how good women's tennis is. NOT.

Care to share im a massive Hingis fan, would love to see it. PM me please.

 

[~GURU~]

Looking very good for the womans title, a bit of a smokey!

 

[mudgeathon]

Looking very good for the womans title, a bit of a smokey!

Agreed, she is looking very good, now that pierce is out of her way, she pretty much has a clear run to the quarters. Wouldn't be a bad effort after been out of the game for three years.

 

[sante]

She is the best womens tennis player in the world IMO

 

[UNIT]

She is the best womens tennis player in the world IMO

Unfortunately she wont have the power to go with Henin or Davenport just yet.

 

[Borry]

Unfortunately she wont have the power to go with Henin or Davenport just yet.

You are quite right. Hingis still needs to adapt fully to the new era of power hitting in womens tennis before she can beat these two.

 

[Heisenberg_]

She is the best womens tennis player in the world IMO

she always was the best "tennis" player but unfortunatly she was just hit off the court by the Williams brothers and co but this time she has a bit more power and puts a lot more top spin on the ball so her chances of matching it with them are a lot higher, they have lost the massive power advantage, but they still hit the ball harder she will be able to keep up with them better, and will always outsmart any opponent

 

[CharlieG]

Unfortunately she wont have the power to go with Henin or Davenport just yet.

17yo Hingis was powerful enough to go with 21yo Davenport. I don't see why 25yo Hingis won't be able to do the same with 29yo Davenport. I guess Davenport and Pierce are the last holdovers of the Martina Hingis era, but that's not necessarily a problem for Hingis. She's every bit as brilliant as Henin-Hardenne, Sharapova et al. Free of injury, she can beat anyone.

I think we're about to see one of the great comebacks in sport. Hingis might not win the Australian Open, but I'm convinced she's capable of it. Whether it's this week, or a little further down the track, the Swiss Miss has more Grand Slams in her.

 

[Borry]

17yo Hingis was powerful enough to go with 21yo Davenport. I don't see why 25yo Hingis won't be able to do the same with 29yo Davenport. I guess Davenport and Pierce are the last holdovers of the Martina Hingis era, but that's not necessarily a problem for Hingis. She's every bit as brilliant as Henin-Hardenne, Sharapova et al. Free of injury, she can beat anyone.

I think we're about to see one of the great comebacks in sport. Hingis might not win the Australian Open, but I'm convinced she's capable of it. Whether it's this week, or a little further down the track, the Swiss Miss has more Grand Slams in her.

Hingis was not good enough to overcome Davenport, Capriati and the Williams sisters before she initially retired and these players had easily the best records over her. She still needs time to develop her game to counteract the powergames of these above, Clijsters and Henin-Hardenne.

 

[luke2177]

she always was the best "tennis" player but unfortunatly she was just hit off the court by the Williams brothers and co

I've been a Hingis fan for years - was a mildly obsessed fan in the mid to late 90's, and was disappointed about her early retirement. Great to see her back and doing really well!

 

[MS_7TIMES]

What a match we have coming up, Martina Hingis v Sam Stosur if Sam wins tonight. It should be a good match, Stosur has the modern game of big serve and big forehand.

 

[UNIT]

17yo Hingis was powerful enough to go with 21yo Davenport. I don't see why 25yo Hingis won't be able to do the same with 29yo Davenport. I guess Davenport and Pierce are the last holdovers of the Martina Hingis era, but that's not necessarily a problem for Hingis. She's every bit as brilliant as Henin-Hardenne, Sharapova et al. Free of injury, she can beat anyone.

I think we're about to see one of the great comebacks in sport. Hingis might not win the Australian Open, but I'm convinced she's capable of it. Whether it's this week, or a little further down the track, the Swiss Miss has more Grand Slams in her.

I agree. But i dont think itll start with the Aus Open crown....at the moment she just isnt powerful enough yet. Her match V Henin in the Sydney International showed she needs to spend some time in the gym before she can really match them the top 2 or 3 girls. They are just hitting the ball a lot harder than her. For mind the Aus Open is beetween Henin, Davenport and Sharapova.....but by the time the US open rolls around towards the end of the year id suggest Hingis will be in a position to have a real crack at another grand slam.

 

[luke2177]

What a match we have coming up, Martina Hingis v Sam Stosur if Sam wins tonight. It should be a good match, Stosur has the modern game of big serve and big forehand.

That's a big if. Good luck to her though!