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MARTINA HINGIS was blaming a split with her mum for a shock firstround exit at Wimbledon.

The world No.1 crashed out to a 16-year-old qualifier... being thrashed 6-2 6-0.

Later, the 18-year-old Hingis insisted there had been no falling out with her mother – but that they had agreed to have a ‘‘little bit of distance’’ between them. Lindsay Davenport was champion.