Article: Ten: Hingis hurt by ban on mums from locker room


AAP Sports News (Australia)
07-01-2000
Ten: Hingis hurt by ban on mums from locker room

LONDON, June 30 AFP - Top seeded Swiss player Martina Hingis took a shot at the new
Wimbledon rule banning mothers from the women's locker room, asking where her mum and
coach Melanie Molitor can take a shower after training.

"I'm pretty disappointed abut this decision," said Hingis, who qualified for the fourth
round today with a 6-2 6-2 win over Croat Silvjia Talaja.

"The ladies' coaches can't go into the locker room - it hasn't been a problem for the
men," she added.

Coach or no coach on hand, the minor setback is unlikely to stop the Hingis quest for
a second Wimbledon title after her first ...

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