Hingis back in Fed Cup after half a lifetime away


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 16 Apr 2015

Mar 21, 2015; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Martina Hingis (SUI) and Sania Mirza (IND) with the championship trophy after winning their doubles final match against Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) and Elena Vesnina (RUS) in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Hingis/Mirza won 6-3, 6-4. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY

(Reuters) - The last time Martina Hingis appeared in the Fed Cup for Switzerland she was a 17-year-old four-times grand slam champion with the world at her feet.

Half a lifetime later, aged 34, she returns to the team competition this weekend in a World Group playoff tie in Poland having re-launched her career as a doubles specialist and with half an eye on next year's Rio Olympics.

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