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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. 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 (it) always brought the best tennis out of each other.

Martina Hingis

 Battles

I'm very excited to be making my return to competitive tennis in Australia, I have always felt at home on the Australian courts.

Martina Hingis

 Home

Probably I was a little more determined, even more hungry.

Martina Hingis

 Determined

I served very well in the first set, I held my serve and that was key just like yesterday. I won with my heart today. Winning the tiebreak gave me confidence.

Martina Hingis

 

She is the player to beat. We are two completely different players now. I am really looking forward to facing the best. I will just go out there and play. I need to bring out my best as I will be facing a very confident player.

Martina Hingis

 

Slowly but surely, I'm getting into it and finding my form. I trained really hard coming into these tournaments.

Martina Hingis

 

Of course, I would think the same thing if Lindsay was coming back after a three-year break. You just don't know until you have the matches under your belt, and at the moment I have only had two matches so far, so I'm interested to see, too, how I go. We'll wait and see what happens in Sydney [Sydney International] and Melbourne [Australian Open].

Martina Hingis

 

I wouldn't necessarily say the draw has opened because she lost. I still have to go out there and do my best.

Martina Hingis

 

It is not a comeback anymore. I am here now and this is my fifth tournament. I have shown that I can still play. I don't look at it as a comeback anymore. It is more like the second part of my career now.

Martina Hingis

 

I don't think I played my best tennis today. But as long as you win, it's always good. Always room to improve for the next match.

Martina Hingis

 Tennis