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Article: Chucky's return; Is tennis still Child's Play for Martina Hingis?(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 28, 2002
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Byline: Patrick Hruby, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
NEW YORK - The smirk is back. The same Cheshire smile that Martina Hingis once flashed at hapless opponents like an ivory stiletto. The one that drew apt comparisons to, well, a gleefully psychopathic children's doll.
And as for the cutting game that once lurked behind it? That remains to be seen.
Hingis, the U.S. Open's top seed for five straight seasons, enters this year's tournament as a ninth-seeded wild card, coming off a career-threatening injury and anything but a lock to recapture her place at the forefront of women's tennis.
"I know my game for this tournament probably isn't where ...