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Article: Making a name for herself, Hingis ousts Sanchez Vicario
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 3, 1996
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Years from now, when people are talking about tennis and referring
to Martina, they might mean Hingis.
Which would be OK with Martina Hingis.
"Everyone would like to be like her, to be famous, to have the
people talk about you," Hingis said of the other Martina:
Navratilova, after whom she is named.
It's time to talk about Hingis, who pulled off a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Labor Day upset victory over third-seeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario at
the U.S. Open. Hingis is in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event
for the first time.
Not that she's been waiting long. Hingis won't turn 16 until the
end of the month. Her career, obviously, has been short; she turned
pro late in 1994. But her victory Monday, ...