The white out fit is about the only good thing Martina had going today:(Wow, I'm really surprised by this I didn't expect this Ai Sugiyama beat Hingis in 3 sets 7/5 3/6 6/4. Martina just really didn't seem like herself today. She wasn't even smiling like she usually does that's never a good sign. She was rushing right from the get go and made a lot of unforced errors she had 11 in the first set.
Very unlike Martina. She had 5 aces though. And plenty of break chances in all sets. But Sugiyama was just one tough customer.
Martina really lost her concentration today I'm not sure what happened there. And she slipped a couple of times as well on the base line. This was just not her day. And what really surprised me the most was how little she come to the net to make drop shots or volleys. Granted she didn't always get the opportunity but still.
I know that a lot of people are not only disappointed but surprised I think pretty much everyone expected Hingis to go on to the second week and into the quarter finals at least.
So very disappointing. I guess now she has a lot of time off to go home and regroup before entering the San Diego tournament later in July. And then perhaps the AT&T Cup late August in Montreal.
And then of course there is the US Open in September. But that's a long wait. At least Hingis can be proud of not going out in the first round. And of all the accomplishments she's accumulated so far this year, because it is pretty amazing.
Here is an article from the Wimbledon site recounting the match:
http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/reports/2006-06-30/200606301151689096640.html
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Happened so fast. I hope Martina does better in the US Open.
Yeah, the match did seem to get away from her awfully quick. But hopefully she'll have some success at the tournament in San Diego.
That will give her some confidence. I'm still hoping she enters the tourney in Montreal, it would be good practice for the U.S. Open.
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