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
Playing the top players you have to play them over and over. You have to start believing and step by step I'm getting my confidence back.
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 not looking for any excuses. She was just too good today. I've had a very good start to my comeback and I will go home with my head up.
I'm not looking for any excuses, she was just too good today. I'm going home with my head up. This is a good start to my comeback. I don't think I played badly today, she was just too good. Being in the finals here in Tokyo really exceeded my expectations.
I think it was like sometimes in life things happen and you try to change them and if you learn from mistakes, it's always a good thing.
I saw her when she was 12 and she was very good even then. You could hear her from like 10 courts further down.
I think just to be more patient sometimes - that you can't have everything at once, but learn to deal with your feelings a little bit better.
I thought I finally beat a top 20, but definitely it's sweet to beat the number three seed.
Maybe I have this little underdog thing now, not being out there for three years and coming back. You've seen that in the past with some other athletes and it's nice to feel the same way.
Melbourne gave me a lot of confidence. And I think that confidence showed here today. I've been improving every week I play.
I wouldn't necessarily say the draw has opened because she lost. I still have to go out there and do my best.
Just wait until the next matches, I'll be even better. You have to have a high percentage of first serves otherwise these girls today are going to kill you. They're very aggressive and they attack right away.
Just wait until the next matches, I'll be even better.
I think it's just everything turned out well if you have the right people around you, you realize the support they give you and the trust too.