Article: I quit, says Hingis after failing cocaine test at Wimbledon; (1) Final exit: Martina Hingis in Zurich yesterday to announce her retirement from tennis (2) Work: Hingis at Wimbledon this year.

Byline: Beth Hale, Emily Andrews

MARTINA Hingis quit tennis last night after testing positive for cocaineat Wimbledon.

The 27-year-old star's shock announcement is a huge blow to a sport where theuse of stimulants is not common.

Hingis, a child prodigy who won five grand slam events, insisted she had nevertaken drugs and said she was retiring because she did not want to spend yearsfighting her case.

'I have tested positive but I have never taken drugs and I feel 100 per centinnocent,' she declared.

'The reason I have come out with this is because I do not want to have a fightwith anti-doping authorities.

'Because of my age and my health problems I ...

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