Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingisis a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in doubles by the WTA. She spent a total of 209 weeks as the singles world No. 1 and has won five Grand Slam singles titles, twelve Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar-year doubles Grand Slam in 1998, and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles; for a combined total of twenty-two major titles. In addition, she has won the season-ending WTA Championships two times...
NationalityCzechoslovakian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth30 September 1980
CityKosice, Slovakia
I have never met her before so it will be an interesting match and I am looking forward to it.
I had to start working on myself to be a little bit more in the lifting room and doing the fitness to keep up with the big girls.
I'm very excited. We've had great battles over the years, and now that I haven't played her since my comeback, it's definitely a great challenge. We always played one of the best matches because we knew every time we played, either we win the tournament or we were close to doing so. So (it) always brought the best tennis out of each other.
I'm very excited to be making my return to competitive tennis in Australia, I have always felt at home on the Australian courts.
It wasn't an easy match. But on the other hand, I made the important points, I won those games which I needed to win.
I've got a couple of days' rest now, so I'll just try to flush it out before next week. I've got some time.
I've exceeded my own expectations and am happy to be playing good tennis once again.
It was probably one Russian too many. It used to be I had to play both Williams sisters and Lindsay Davenport, now it's the Russians. (But) I have surpassed all my expectations of my comeback and feel very good knowing I can go out there and play with the best players in the world.
It takes me a little while to read, but I just really like playing here. In the past I had really good results, so those memories are kicking in as well.
It's very exciting, especially when you feel like you're right.
It's been three years, a long time. We'll see how it goes here. It's a challenge and exciting. Every week is different.
It's always special to play Lindsay. She's the one you've been aiming for all these years and she's still there. You definitely find out where you're at, what your potential is. I'm there and I'm back.
It looked more like a football match. I could not find my rhythm and I am just happy to be through to the next round.
It's great to be back out there. When you hear the applause, people are out there wanting to see you.