US Open doubles, winalis ni Hingis
NEW YORK (AP) — Winalis ni Martina Hingis ang doubles events sa 2017 US Open.
At sa mga nagnanais nang kanyang pagbabalik sa singles event, pasintabi po.
“No thanks,” pahayag ni Hingis, magdiriwang ng kanyang ika-37 kaarawan sa Sept. 30. “I’m doing just fine with the mixed and the doubles.”
Nakopo ni Hingis ang ika-25 Grand Slam title at ikalawa sa loob ng dalawang araw nang magwagi ang tambalan nila ni Chan Yung-Jan ng Taiwan kontra Lucie Hradecka at Katerina Siniakova ng Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2, nitong Linggo (Lunes sa Manila) sa women’s doubles final.
Sa kabuuan, tangan ni Hingis ang 13 major doubles titles, kabilang ang limang singles at pitong mixed doubles. Nitong Sabado (Linggo sa Manila) nagwagi ang tambalan nila ni Jamie Murray.
Edad 16 ang International Tennis Hall of Fame member nang unang magwagi sa 1997 US Open singles kontra Venus Williams. Nagretiro siya sa tennis ilang taon na ang nakalilipas bago nagbalik-aksiyon sa doubles event. Umusad siya sa No.2 sa doubles sa world ranking.
“What I have done in my career earlier, I’m very proud of that,” sambit ni Hingis. “I was very young. It’s been 20 years, been on and off. But I think today is even more — it’s different, it’s sweeter, because it’s also the way how we won, the fashion.
“We just played impeccable, pretty much, I mean, from the start to the end.”
Nakapanalo ang tambalan nina Hingis at Chan sa ikapitong titulongayong season.
“It’s been a very amazing journey to make it all the way here,” sambit ni Chan.