Hingis wins opener at Gold Coast
She’s about to get 2007 off to a good start - of course, expectations will be a bit higher than last year. Martina really has to beat some big names at big events this year.
Martina Hingis beat Sybille Bammer 6-0, 6-2 Sunday at the Australian Women’s Hardcourt Championship, where she started her successful comeback year.
The former top-ranked Hingis returned here last season after three years on the sideline and reached the semifinals. She later reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, an event she won three straight times beginning in 1997. SI