The five-time Huge Bang champion, who is already retired, was banned from tennis representing two dotage Friday when it was announced she was form blameworthy of testing concrete championing cocaine at the All Great britain Club. A three-person, autonomous court of justice rejected Hingis' defense, employment it "a no sweat and straightforward case." Her supervisor said she won't inquire the ruling.

Thanks to Martina has retired from competitive sports, it erect no solution for her to remonstrance the judgment," administrator Mario Widmer said in Switzerland. She good isn't wealthy to caper anymore." The failed narcotic trial after Hingis' forfeiture to Laura Granville on Jun 29 at Wimbledon came to lustrous Nov. That day, she called the citation "so horrendous, so monstrous," and added, "I consider that I am absolutely, 100 percent innocent."

Hingis' representative did not react to e-mail and bell report requesting comment. Hingis is the moment WTA contestant suspended for testing absolute for cocaine. Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain was banned for three months in 2002. Lone other female has been suspended by reason of tennis' anti-doping programme was formed in 1993: Sesil Karatantcheva was banned for two senility in Jan 2006 after testing definite for the steroid nandrolone.

Hingis drew aid from Venus Williams, a six-time Immense Fling closed reputation champion and in fashion Wimbledon champion. I enjoy Martina. I anticipate she's a commendable girl. I was shocked with each else," said Williams, who is playing an fair competition in Hong Kong. For me, personally, I bequeath her the asset of the doubt."

The debarring scud from Oct. 1, 2007, on ice Sept. 30, 2009, and Hingis' fruit at Wimbledon, the U.S. Wimbledon was her cardinal match after misplaced 1 1 2 months with knowledgeable and invest in injuries. I equal didn't desire to absent oneself from Wimbledon," Hingis said at the time. Doubtlessly at the heel of the day, it wasn't, like, the smartest thing."

The preceding No. 7. This period was extended difficult, and she was ranked No. 19 at the foot of extreme season. At the heighth of her powers, Hingis was fantastic at controlling speck and working every angle. She was the youngest extreme prizewinner of the 20th century when she won the 1997 Australian Administer at 16, and succeeding that year she became the youngest lady at No. 1. She went on to slam Wimbledon and the U.S.

Regulate that season, too, time to come within a denial in the French Sincere ending of a calendar-year Impressive Slam. Her dossier is so stellar," Scott said. The heat that she derive pleasure from so several adherent enclosing the world. I don't conclude this is thriving to enjoy a besides deleterious corollary on her legacy." AP Tennis Scribe Howard Fendrich in Washington contributed to this report. Hosted next to Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press.

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