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Article: HINGIS CLAIMS THIRD GRAND SLAM TITLE WILLIAMS' STRONG GAME NO MATCH FOR PERFECTION.(Sports)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- September 8, 1997
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Venus Williams staked a claim for the future of women's tennis in her sizzling U.S. Open debut. But it was Martina Hingis who grabbed the championship yesterday, reinforcing her stranglehold on the game, at least for now.
Hingis ended a near-perfect run through the Grand Slams by winning her third major title of the year in a virtually flawless performance against the unseeded Williams. It was a 6-0, 6-4 drubbing that showed Hingis has the all-court game that's more than enough to cope with Williams' power.
``I just had a great year,'' said Hingis, who has lost only two of 65 matches while winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon and reaching the ...
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