NOT SURE IF SHE IS NO. 1 FOOT INJURY HOBBLES HINGIS AS SHE HEADS TO SEMIFINALS.Byline: Aaron Levine Staff Writer MANHATTAN BEACH Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. - Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (pronounced: hɪŋˈɡɪs) (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Slovakia) is a former World No. 1 Swiss tennis player. is the world's No. 1 tennis player. Or, at least, that's how she's listed in the WTA WTA Washington Trails Association WTA Women's Tennis Association WTA World Transhumanist Association WTA Willingness to Accept WTA Winner-Take-All WTA Winner Takes All WTA World Toilet Association (Singapore) Tour rankings. At the estyle.com Classic in Manhattan Beach this week, Hingis admitted she's not in top form, mostly due to a nagging foot injury that is forcing her to pull out of next week's Rogers AT&T Cup in Toronto. After winning her quarterfinal match 6-2, 6-3 over Amy Frazier Amy Frazier (born September 19, 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a professional female tennis player from the United States. She will be most remembered for her longevity on the WTA Tour. on Friday, she said she would have to step her game up when she faces Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player who has won eight Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles.[1]. or Monica Seles in the semifinals tonight. ``Those players like Serena and Monica, I know if I play like I did today, I'm not going to beat them,'' said Hingis, who estimated her foot to be 75- to 80-percent healthy. Hingis said her foot was so bad she was nervous about stepping onto the court to play against Frazier. Her injury, which she called a stress response in her left foot, won't help her chances to prepare for the U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
Her foot doesn't seem to be her only problem. She admitted that in a women's tour becoming increasingly stacked at the top of the rankings and with tournaments having bigger draws, it's getting tougher to dominate as she did in 1997, when she won 12 titles. Despite winning another nine titles last year, Hingis' supremacy certainly has waned. She has not necessarily struggled this year, but she has not won a tournament since February in Dubai, she lost in the first round of Wimbledon and has won only three events all year. On Wednesday, Hingis went so far as to admit Jennifer Capriati should be No. 1 because of her two Grand Slam titles this year. ``She might deserve it more than I do,'' said Hingis, who has reached the semifinals of the Manhattan Beach event the past five years. So is Hingis really playing like the top player in the country right now? ``It's hard for me to assess. She beat me pretty handily hand·i·ly adv. 1. In an easy manner. 2. In a convenient manner. Adv. 1. handily - in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" conveniently 2. but I didn't play like the top-10 players will play,'' Frazier said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Martina Hingis has reached the semifinals of the WTA event in Manhattan Beach but will not compete again prior to the U.S. Open Aug. 27. Mark J. Terrell/Associated Press |
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