Tough attitude propels Hingis to success
By STEVE WILSTEIN
AP Tennis Writer
NEW YORK Cruel or not, Martina Hingis
couldn't resist flicking drop shots against her
pregnant foe.
Or smiling about it
Hingis didn't get to be No. 1 by extending
sympathy toward other players, so it was not
too surprising yesterday at the U.S. Open to see
her pull out all her tricks against a 15-week
pregnant Tami Jones in a 6-0, 6-1 rout.
"When I read she was pregnant, I said, 'Well,
OK, I'm going to face two opponents at one
time," Hingis said with a laugh. "It was weird
playing someone who is pregnant. It's different.
"I only did two or three (drop shots). I wasn't
really sure if I wanted to do more. But she got
some of them."
Barely.
Jones formerly Whitlinger-Jones had a
little more roundness to her belly, was slower
than usual and out of breath more. Her doctor
told her it was safe to play as long as she drank
lots of fluids to avoid dehydration. On a warm,
muggy day at the Open, Jones guzzled as much
water as she could hold.
"It was quite an experience," said Jones, who
lost the first set in 16 minutes. "It was a bit
intimidating concerning my condition, but my
husband thought what a great way to go out,
playing in the new Arthur Ashe Stadium, play
ing Martina Hingis. It's a good story for our
child."
The 42-minute match was the last in singles
for the 28-year-old Jones, who will play once
more in doubles in her home state of Wisconsin
before concentrating on motherhood and set
tling down in Cincinnati.
"I kind of look at this as the end of this chap
ter in my life, and on to the next," Jones said.
"I've been looking forward to having a family,
so I see this as a nice way to probably end my
career."
With her whole family in the stands, Jones
went out with the idea of simply enjoying her
last match, no matter the score.
"I kind of joked with the baby and said, 'This
is our debut,' and talked about how exciting it
would be," Jones said. "It's definitely something
to remember."
It was another day to forget for one of the
former stars of the women's tour, Jennifer
Capriati, who fell 6-1, 6-2 to No. 7 Conchita Mar
tinez. As in so many other matches in her
attempted comeback, Capriati lacked control
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"When I read she (opponent
Tami Jones) was pregnant I said
'Well, OK, I'm going to face two
opponents at one time'."
—Martina Hingis
ranked No. 1 in U.S. Open
and quickness as she sprayed 45 unforced
errors,— nearly twice as many as Martinez.
Capriati spoke again about her need to find a
new coach to refine her game and help her win
the close games she loses so often these days.
"I've just been waiting for the right person,
someone I feel comfortable with," she said.
"That person hasn't come along yet."
In other women's matches, No. 3 Jana Novot
na,.No. 4 Iva Majoli, No. 5 Amanda Coetzer, No.
9 Mary Pierce and No. 12 Mary Joe Fernandez
all won in straight sets.
Aubrie Rippner, a 17-year-old Californian
making her pro debut, beat Natalia Medvedeva
6-2, 6-2.
Most of the top men's players in action,
including No. 2 Michael Chang, No. 3 Yevgeny
Kafelnikov, and former Wimbledon champion
Richard Krajicek, also advanced in straight
sets. Arnaud Boetsch of France beat No. 16
Albert Costa of Spain in straight sets.
Sixth-seeded Alex Corretja of Spain, who
nearly knocked off Pete Sampras in a magnifi
cent four-hour quarterfinal match last year in
the old stadium, needed four sets to down Marc
Rosset.
"The first memories of the (Sampras match)
was when I went to practice this morning," Cor
retja said. "I tried to practice on that court
because it's so much different than the other
ones. I remember match point, just when, I fell
down at the end of the match. It was of a
tough situation. But it was funny.
"One year later, my tennis just improved a
lot, so I have to go farther."
Corretja said that after he lost that match
most people thought he would never get another
chance to prove himself as a top player.
"But I just turned it to the other face and
said, 'OK, if I could stay here four hours playing
with him at this level, why can I not be a good
player?' " he said. "That helped me to see that
my game was improving a lot, even on hard
courts."
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Martina Hingis returns the ball in a match at the U.S. Open in New York yesterday. Hingis' attitude and desire to win at
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