Mondial - Days 1 & 2 - Hingis Wins Comeback Match

Martina Hingis has proven that she has what it takes to play professional tennis again. She defeated Maria Vento-Kabchi in straight sets by winning 6-2, 6-1. Hingis will next face Klara Koukalova in the second round. BBC Sport also has an audio clip of Hingis’ comments after her win. (The link is on the right hand side of the article, under “Watch and Listen”)

From BBC Sport:

The 25-year-old Swiss, who retired in 2002 with foot and ankle injuries, dropped her serve in the first game but then blew the Venezuelan away.

“I was a little nervous,” admitted the former world number one, who has won five Grand Slam titles in her career.

First Round results from Gold Coast:

Day One

[7] Klara Koukalova (CZE) d Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 6-4 6-4

Lucie Safarova (CZE) d [6] Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 6-1 6-2

Aiko Nakamura (JPN) d Antonella Serra Zanetti (ITA) 2-6 6-4 6-3

Na Li (CHN) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6-4 6-0

Iveta Benesova (CZE) d [WC] Sophie Ferguson (AUS) 7-5 6-2

Day Two

[WC] Martina Hingis (SUI) d Maria Vento-Kabchi (VEN) 6-2 6-1

[3] Dinara Safina (RUS) d Evgenia Linetskaya (RUS) 7-6 (0) 6-0

[2] Francesa Schiavone (FRA) d Meng Yuan (CHN) 6-2 6-3

Sybille Bammer (AUT) d Katerina Bohmova (CZE) 6-3 6-1

[Q] Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) d Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 5-7 6-4 6-2

[8] Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d [Q] Ahsha Rolle (USA) 6-3 6-3

[4] Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) 6-2 6-4

Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) d [Q] Tiantian Sun (CHN) 2-6 6-2 6-4

Angela Haynes (USA) d Karolina Sprem (CRO) 2-6 6-0 7-5

Patty Schnyder (SUI) v Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6-3 7-6(2)

Tatiana Golovin (FRA) d Nicole Pratt (AUS) 7-5 6-2

Results taken from the official Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts Site

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