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| John P... |
 Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:15 pm |
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from the 10/21/09 Washington Post
Martina Hingis won't make another comeback
Martina Hingis, a former superstar who retired after getting a
two-year ban in 2007 for testing positive for cocaine, said Tuesday in
an interview with L'Equippe that she is happy with her new life.
"I've got a a nice house, my four horses," said Hingis, 29. "On the
tour, I had no life." Hingis added that even if she hadn't tested
positive, she likely would have retired.
"If I had won the four Grand Slam tournaments, maybe I would have
continued," she said. "But I was on a downslope. And I was suspended
for two years, and that was it."
Hingis, who spent 209 weeks at No. 1 in the women's rankings and won
five Grand Slam singles titles, said she went through hard times during
her suspension.
"I didn't have the right to play any competition, even in another
Olympic sport," she said. "I didn't have the right to feature in
equestrian competition, even at an amateur level....I'm not sure I have
completely recovered." Hingis tested positive for cocaine after a
third-round exit at Wimbledon in 2007. She denied using the drug....
Former No. 1-ranked player Justine Henin has confirmed she'll make
her return to the WTA Tour at the Brisbane International two weeks ahead
of her comeback to Grand Slam tennis at the Australian Open. Fellow
Belgian comeback player Kim Clijsters is also in the draw. |
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