Hingis Wins Italian Open

Martina Hingis, the 25-year-old Swiss player who spent three years off the pro tour with injuries, won her first pro tournament since unretiring in January.
Hingis beat Dinara Safina 6-2, 7-5 to win the Italian Open, giving her 41 career titles. She had a hard road to the championship in Italy, having to beat Venus Williams to reach the finals. She beat Williams 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 to improve her lifetime record against Venus to 11-10.

The Italian Open is largely considered a warm-up for the French Open, which begins Sunday. Hingis has won every Grand Slam but Roland Garros over the course of her career.

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• ESPN

Date

Mon 05/22/06, 1:40 am EST

Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

869 days ago

Score 2

Don't tennis tournaments start on Monday? (because the last tournament finshes on a Sunday) Anyway, it's good that Hingis is back to form, if there was a Mixed Davis Cup thing, Switzerland-Russia would be good to watch.

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ThecrookedcapMajor Leaguer

869 days ago

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It seemed like only a matter of time before Hingis won again. She's not the typical unretired athlete since she was so young to begin with.

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Anonymous Fanatic #1

869 days ago

Score 4

Yes, but the window of elite performance is much smaller in tennis than most sports, so for tennis, the argument can be made that she was the typical retired athlete.

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