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Sharapova tips Hingis to reach top 10 soon
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-02-01 11:03

TOKYO: Martina Hingis will soon be back among the world’s elite players after making a strong return to the game in Australia, Maria Sharapova said yesterday Jan 30.

Former world number one Hingis reached the Australian Open quarter-finals last week in her first grand slam since retiring through injury in 2002.

“Women’s tennis is at such a high level right now that everyone in the top 10 is a rival,” said Sharapova before this week’s Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.


Maria Sharapova (R) of Russia and Martina Hingis of Switzerland smile during a news conference for the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo January 30, 2006. Former world number one Hingis climbed 232 places to number 117 at the Women's Tennis Association world rankings on Monday after reaching the quarter-finals in her first grand slam event Australian Open since retiring though injury in 2002. [Reuters]

“Martina is not in there yet but I’m sure she will quickly get into the top 10.”

Sharapova won last year’s Pan Pacific Open while Hingis shares the record of four titles with Lindsay Davenport, having won the tournament in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002.

Hingis began her comeback earlier this month and said her performance in Melbourne, where she also won the mixed doubles crown with India’s Mahesh Bhupathi, had given her a huge lift.

“Definitely I played good tennis ‘down under’ and it is really nice to be back,” said Hingis, who received a wild card for the $1.3 million event in Japan.

“I always had good memories in Tokyo and if I can carry on from Australia I will be very happy. But it’s a new week and new opponents.”

Russian Sharapova, who was beaten by Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne in the Melbourne semi-finals, is scheduled to meet Hingis at the same stage at Tokyo’s Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Americans Davenport and Serena Williams pulled out last week with injury.

Four of the top eight seeds are Russian with Elena Dementieva, former French Open champion Anastasia Myskina and Elena Likhovtseva joining Sharapova in the draw.

n Australian Open semi-finalist Kim Clijsters replaced Lindsay Davenport at the top of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings yesterday.

Former world number one Martina Hingis of Switzerland climbed 232 places to number 117 after reaching the quarter-finals in her first grand slam event since retiring though injury in 2002.



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