Navratilova and Hingis To Play Adelaide Exhibition

Written by: Staff on 26th November 2012

Gaz de France WTA Open 2012 tennis tournament

Navratilova and Hingis To Play Adelaide Exhibition

epa03102731 Martina Hingis from Switzerland in action during the legends exhibition match at the WTA GDF Suez Tennis Open 2012 in Paris, France, 12 February 2012. Martina Hingis from Switzerland and US Martina Navratilova played a doubles match against France's Amelie Mauresmo and US Monica Seles. EPA/STEPHANE REIX |

Martina Navratilova and Martina Hingis have signed on to play the World Tennis Challenge exhibition in Adelaide, January 8-10.

“We’ve been discussing adding women for a year now,” Woodforde Adelaide tournament director Mark Woodforde said. “We don’t want the product to become worn out. We want to stay one step ahead.

Hingis will be making her debut in the city. “I’ve heard all about the event from some of the guys and it sounds such a unique and exciting event,” she said. “It is the perfect combination of some great tennis and fun entertainment. In all our time on the tour (Martina and I) never really got to play against each other so it’s always a special moment when we meet across the net these days.”

The men’s field includes Alexandr Dolgopolov, Stanislas Wawrinka, Viktor Troicki and Marinko Matosevic, as well as legends Pat Cash, Henri Leconte, Mats Wilander, Yannick Noah and Mansour Bahrami.

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