Hingis reaches the end of a remarkable run

Not very long ago at all, I commented on how it was pretty remarkable that Martina Hingis was continuing to win tennis Grand Slam titles (now in doubles) at a relatively advanced athletic age of 38.  She has the type of game to make it possible, though -- she make shots rather than bludgeons her ball past her opponents, and she is one of the cleverest players in the game at building a point to win it.

In my previous post linked in the first paragraph, I opined that Martina could probably still win a few more Grand Slam titles in doubles. Now that won't happen because apparently she's had enough, at least enough to call it a career, because she announced she's retiring at the WTA Finals.  Unfortunately she didn't get the chance to go out with a win, having lost a tight semi 4-6, 6-7, the second set going 7-5 in the tiebreaker.  May not have gone out with a win, but definitely went out still competing.

Congratulations, Martina. It's been fun watching you play.

Former World No. 1 Martina Hingis retires from tennis with 25  total Slams