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Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2016 2:10:15 GMT
Swiss tennis great Martina Hingis today joined her Indian partner Sania Mirza at the top of the WTA women’s doubles rankings, a day after the duo bagged their second title of the season in Sydney. The WTA rankings were released today and the 35-year-old Hingis has a whooping 11,395 points. The world number one duo of Sania and Hingis’ lifted their second trophy of the season with the WTA Apia International title yesterday, thereby winning their winning run to 30 in a row. In a statement released by the WTA today, Hingis stated that it is a really nice feeling to have that No 1 ahead of her name. She also credited Sania for the achievement. “It’s a really nice feeling having that No 1 ahead of your name. It’s definitely something I was aiming for, and with Sania I felt like I had the opportunity to get there,” said she. The latest achievement could be seen as a major boost for the the US open and Wimbledon champions ahead of the Australian Open starting January 18. The duo definitely go in as favourites in Melbourne after conquering Brisbane and Sydney already.
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2017 20:38:20 GMT
Older and wiser, the former Swiss Miss added another line to an already rich plot on Sunday when, 20 years after playing in her only previous Games in Atlanta, she added an Olympic medal to her collection in Rio. It was not the colour Hingis wanted as she and partner Timea Bacsinszky were beaten to gold in a 6-4 6-4 defeat by Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina and there were plenty of tears shed at the end. But a while later the 35-year-old, who came out of retirement for a second time in 2013 and has won three grand slam doubles titles to add to the nine she managed earlier in her career, reflected on her achievement. "I think if you asked me 10 years ago if I would be here in Rio, I would say you`re crazy because I didn`t play for six years and being able to play for gold is unbelievable," she told reporters.
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2017 20:01:30 GMT
Martina Hingis and Chan Yung-Jan will come into this year's French Open as heavy favorites after they clinched the Madrid/Rome double at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, winning their eighth straight match, 7-5, 7-6(4) over reigning Olympic champions Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in Sunday's final. Hingis and Chan paired up at the start of the Middle East Swing and have quickly become the team to beat, winning two of the season's three Premier Mandatory titles at the BNP Paribas Open and Mutua Madrid Open, and reaching the semifinals at the Miami Open. The Swiss Miss was playing her third straight final at the Foro Italico, having won the title last year with Sania Mirza; Hingis and Chan beat the former No.1 with new partner Yaroslava Shvedova en route to the championship match.
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Post by Admin on Jul 14, 2017 20:14:41 GMT
Heather Watson will face fellow Briton Jamie Murray in Sunday's Wimbledon mixed doubles final. Defending champions Watson and Henri Kontinen beat second seeds Bruno Soares and Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3. Murray and Martina Hingis overcame Marcelo Demoliner and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-2 7-5. The number one seeds broke the unseeded pair three times in a one-sided opening set before breaking in the 11th game of the second set en route to victory.
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2017 20:54:57 GMT
Former World No.1 Martina Hingis captured her 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday, partnering Jamie Murray to dethrone defending champions Heather Watson and Henri Kontenin, 6-4, 6-4. "It's easy to play with Martina," Murray said in the post-championship press conference. "I mean, she's always smiling and happy and stuff. Makes it easy for me. "She takes care of her side of the court, makes my job a lot easier." Hingis won her first Wimbledon crown as a 15 years, 282 days old in 1996, triumphing in women's doubles with Helena Sukova to become the youngest Grand Slam champion in the Open Era.
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