Tennis - Former world no. 1 Martina Hingis' doubles comeback continued and for the third week in a row , she and partner Daniela Hantuchova have won their first round match in the draw.
On Monday, Hingis and Hantuchova scored a 46 64 105 win over the experienced pairing of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Flavia Pennetta. Medina Garrigues and Pennetta led 64 31 but the Swiss Slovak duo fought back to win in a match tie break.
Tennis - In just her third tournament back, Martina Hingis will face the world's top ranked doubles team at the WTA Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
Hingis and partner Daniela Hantuchova reached the second round in Cincinnati after a three set win on Monday over Analbel Medina Garrigues and Flavia Penneta and the duo will now meet the world no. 1 pairing of Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani. The Italians received a bye into the second round.
Looking forward to the match-up, Hingis commented, "It will be interesting because they're the No.1 doubles team in the world right now and we'll see where we stand. In the lead up to the US Open, every match for us is now important. We're looking forward to it."
Hingis is playing the third event of her comeback and in both her previous two events, she won her first round matches with Hantuchova before losing in the second round. The duo will also play in New Haven and the US Open together in the coming weeks.
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