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Ten years on, Hingis still smiling

London: Back in 1997, Martina Hingis was just 16, winning Grand Slam titles, catching up on her homework and didn’t have a care in the world. In her own words, she felt “invincible”.

Ten years after her historic Wimbledon win, when she became the youngest ever women’s champion in the Open era, the Swiss admits that these days she’s just happy to be playing. “Some days, it seems a long time ago. Some days, it doesn’t,” said Hingis. “When I look at the pictures of the past champions, I look totally different now. It’s been 10 years. A lot of things have happened.”

Hingis has never been far from controversy and the headlines. Her infamous meltdown at the 1999 French Open final where she left the Roland Garros court in tears was followed, just a few weeks later, by a first round exit at the hands of Jelena Dokic in the first round at Wimbledon.

She also took a two-year injury-enforced break before returning to the tour in 2005 and is now engaged to fellow professional player Radek Stepanek. —AFP

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