Davenport Hingis Friendly Rivalry Resumes
In the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells, friendly foes Lindsey Davenport and Martina Hingis will face off for the first time since 2001. The two have competed twenty-four times, and Davenport has a 14-10 lead over Hingis.
Number 25 will occur Tuesday, after both players defeated their opponents in round 3. Davenport took on Laura Granville, 6-4, 6-0 and Hingis triumphed over Sybille Bammer, 6-0, 6-3.
This is a decidedly different chapter in their rivalry, considering that Hingis is in the seventh tournament of her comeback this year after having not played a full schedule since late 2002 because of injuries.
“I’m very excited. We’ve had great battles over the years, and now that I haven’t played her since my comeback, it’s definitely a great challenge,” Hingis said. “We always played one of the best matches because we knew every time we played, either we win the tournament or we were close to doing so. So [we] always brought the best tennis out of each other.”
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