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I recently came across a piece of news saying that Roger Federer and Martina Hingis are considering reuniting for next year's mixed doubles Olympics. Apparently, Hingis, who is known for her witty manners of playing with the media, was the one to 'slip' the news. At the time I didn't give it much credit. There is still a long way ahead of next summer's London Games and basically anything can happen in the meantime. Moreover, as none of the players confirmed the deal, I think it's premature to start envisioning this possibility. Although it's still pure speculation, the slightest chance of having my two all time favourite players teaming up again made my heart race faster for a moment.

However, today, after finding the same information on the official ATP website, the news got more substance. Roger Federer touched the issue during his press conference in Cincinatti and from what I gathered, they both are kinda looking forward to it, even though Martina is playing hard to get. "I don’t know, I don’t know…I’m not sure, because you have to really commit.  And I feel great right now, but, you know, it’s still a long way to go, it’s another year", answered the currently retired former world number 1 when questioned about the idea.

Federer seemed more enthusiastic about the prospect of teaming with the Queen of Hearts: “If I played mixed with anybody it would be with Hingis just because she's been an amazing player and I had my first kind of success at the Hopman Cup with her and practised and played with her before. Even if she is retired, she might think about it at least."

The two share a rather successful past after they've won the 2001 Hopman Cup. At the time, rumors circled about a possible romance, but nothing came out of it. Roger found Mirka, while Martina continued her assault on high profile men.

After intense scrutiny, the press eventually got the answer they've been expecting:  "I will talk to her”, a pressured Federer promised. Nevertheless, there are some technicalities that Hingis should undergo in order to be eligible for representing her country. First of all, she must enter the 2012 FED Cup to stand a chance. Additionally, she must have played in two of the four year prior to the Olympics in order to be able and join Roger in 2012. Switzerland would have to send a petition to the Olympic committee so an entry might be secured for Hingis. If everything goes well and Hingis decided to come out of retirement, it would mark the fulfillment of one of my sweetest tennis dreams.

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Martina, the Queen of Hearts!

She was young, sexy and extremely talented. However, after losing that dramatic final of  the 1999 Roland Garros to Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis emerged as this adorable spoiled brat, this audacious teenager who just couldn't accept a loss. She was supposed to win. Every point, every set, every match, everything. This was meant to be her fate, therefore anything less wouldn't suffice. From an early age she won it all as there was nothing standing in her way. So  now, how was she supposed to understand this loss, to process the fact that she was defeated although she could  have easily been the winner? This final was probably the bitterest pill to swallow for the young Swiss. Losing to a 30 years old Graf, must have hurt badly.

Named after Martina Navratilova, Hingis was destined to be the best player in the world. Under her mother's strict guidance, the 'Swiss Miss' quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with. At 15 years old, she became the youngest winner at Wimbledon (teaming up with Helena Sukova for the doubles crown). A year later, she already had 3 singles Slams in her resume. Moreover, she became the youngest player ever to make it to number 1 in the world in March 1997.

When asked if she can be compared with the likes of Graf, Navratilova or Seles, Martina didn't hold back. She knew she was great, so she let everyone know it. Her lack of false modesty made me like her more. I remember that at one point she even said that Graf is too old to be considered a threat. I think all this transformed that Paris final into such an emotional battle. Her opponent was a rejuvenated German who shocked the tennis connoisseurs by making it this far. Hingis seemed in control though and looked poised for a straight sets victory. Then the unpredictable thing happened. The crowd, the empire, the bad karma, everything just turned against her and she choked. She lost her temper and the final. The defeat was so painful and she just couldn't deal with it, causing all the drama. This led to lots of criticism from the media which called her a drama queen.  However, I think she was still a teenager who felt cheated and longed for her mother's protection (she did cry for her mummy and hugged her endlessly in the time off).
This is my first tennis memory. I became enchanted with the sport due to this  mesmerizing final and to Martina's behaviour. She seemed so genuine in her anguish, so hurt, it was like seeing a clear reflection of myself when things don't go as they are supposed to. It was then when she became my tennis darling. It also marked the beginning of my Hingis mania.

After this episode though, Hingis quickly faded away. She remained on top of the rankings, played some Slam finals, but the spell was broken. She didn't win another Slam and the Roland Garros trophy eluded her eventually. In 2002, she announced she's retiring citing injury. She made a brief return in 2006 just to be suspended a year later for testing positive with cocaine (really now?!).

Martina's persona shone beyond the tennis courts. She's not the sexiest, she even seems rude and self-sufficient. She sometimes made fun of her opponents and definitely enjoyed herself  beating them.  However, fans have fallen for her immediately. Also, the impressive string of famous boyfriends attest her as a genuine Queen of Hearts. Some say she was the most intelligent player in the history of the sport. I would say that she was the truest tennis star of them all. If she won she was all smiles. When losing she was furious, frustrated and not in the mood to disguise her anger. She knew she was the best. When she started to doubt it, she quit. For her, being one of the best was not enough. Although I would have liked to enjoy her more, I respect her choice. It was the mark of a great champion. She was confident she could do other things with her life. And so she did: she pursued her passion for equitation by taking part in several events, made an appearance on 'Dancing with the stars' and recently married a 24 years old Frenchman to start a family.

I wish her the best of luck and I hope to hear from my Tennis Darling soon!

photos (top-down):  The Telegraph, GETTY IMAGES

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Martina Hingis (born 30 September 1980 in Košice, Slovakia, then Czechoslovakia) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Opens, one Wimbledon, and one US Open). She also won nine Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar year doubles Grand Slam in 1998, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

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Martina was born on 30 th September, 1980 in Kosice in now Slovakia to mother Melanie Molitor and father Karol Hingis. Both Martina'a mother and father played tennis quite well. They married and Martina was born four years later. As a toddler she used to sit on a blanket watching her parents and she started "playing' at the age of 2. Melanie divorced and moved with Martina to Roznov, in the now Czech Republic. Martina entered her first tournament at the age of 4, when she couldn't even see above the net! Her first match ended 6-0, 6-0. For her much older opponent. But soon Martina started winning her matches. When martina was 8, Melanie remarried with the Swiss computer scientist Andreas Zogg. Together they moved to Trubbach, a small town in the north of German speaking Switzerland, where Martina still lives in her own apartment attached to the main house. Melanie later divorced again and is currently engaged with Mario Widmer, a Swiss sports journalist. She is Martina's coach and mother, a double role that led to some teen troubles in the past. But Martina always calls her mother "best friend". The two of them also own a house in Roznov, and recently acquired a villa in Saddlebrook, Florida, near the harry Hopmans Tennis Academy where Martina lives when in the USA. Martina is 20 years old, 1.70m x 59 kg, has natural chestnut hair and blue eyes. She plays right-handed forehand and two-handed backhand, she is the archetipal all-court player, at ease playing from the baseline or with a natural serve and volley. Her astonishing talent and wide array of shots are coupled with a strong mind and a tactical sense that many chess masters dream to have, making her extremely dangerous on court.

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