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Hingis tests positive for cocaine and Retires

  • 01-11-2007 6:00pm
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    MisterAnarchy
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    Former world number one Martina Hingis announced that she is retiring from tennis after testing positive for cocaine during this year's Wimbledon tournament, but declared her innocence of any doping charges.

    "I have tested positive but I have never taken drugs and I feel one hundred percent innocent," Hingis said.

    "The reason I have come out with this is because I do not want to have a fight with anti-doping authorities.

    "Because of my age and my health problems I have also decided to retire from professional tennis."

    The Swiss Hingis was expected to announce her retirement from professional tennis for a second time, after struggling to recover from a string of injuries and health problems.

    But the statement that she had tested positive for cocaine during this year's disappointing All England Club visit, when she lost in the third round to unseeded American Laura Granville, came as a surprise even to Tour organisers.

    "The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has not received any official information regarding the positive doping test result referred to by Martina Hingis in her press conference today," said WTA CEO Larry Scott.

    "However, it is important to remember that in the area of anti-doping, all players are presumed innocent until proven otherwise."

    Hingis, 27, called an early end to her season last month following difficulties with her hip, saying she would take "as much time as it needs to get fully fit again".

    The Czech-born Swiss, a five-time grand slam champion who won many fans for her graceful and tactical style of tennis, first announced her retirement in 2003 after failing to overcome a series of ankle injuries.

    Following her return to the tour, Hingis surprised her doubters by winning three more titles and ending 2006 as the world number seven.

    Even with her current injury problems, she is ranked 19th in the world.

    "Martina Hingis is a tremendous champion and a fan favorite the world over. In her most recent comeback, she proved again that she can perform at the very highest levels of the game," Scott said of the retirement announcement.

    "Martina will always be respected for not only having achieved the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour world number one ranking, her five Grand Slam singles titles, nine Grand Slam womens doubles titles and two Sony Ericsson Championships titles, but just as much for her incredible touch, on-court intelligence and off-court professionalism."


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