Hingis offered Australian wildcard - 網球

MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) -- Former world number one Martina Hingis will
be offered a wildcard for next year's Australia Open if she wants one,
tournament chief executive Paul McNamee said on Wednesday.

Hingis, who won five grand slam titles before retiring due to ankle and foot
injuries in late 2002, announced on Tuesday she planned to return to
professional tennis next year.

McNamee said he had already made informal contact with the 25-year-old's
representatives.

The first grand slam of next year takes place from January 16-29.

"First and foremost, it's great for the sport that she's coming back. We just
don't know whether it will be in Australia," McNamee told Australian
Associated Press.

"She'll be very popular and very welcome, but I know she definitely has not
finalized her plans as to when she's returning to the tour.

"She has not made up her own mind yet when she's coming back.

"We're hoping it's Australia but it's not a fait accompli."

Hingis won three titles in Melbourne -- the last in 1999. The Swiss is the
third-highest prize money winner in women's tour history behind Steffi Graf
and Martina Navratilova.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/11/30/australia.hingis.reut/index.html



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