For a lot of us, Martina Hingis was the first real athlete that served us notice of the infusion of World-Class Athlete and Sex Object that could exist in the sports world. Hingis paved the way right through Centre Court for other sexy tennis stars like Anna Kournikova, Maria Sharapova, and that French chick with daddy issues. And after a two-year break, Hingis will return to action with a full season in World Team Tennis.

The five-time Grand Slam singles champion and youngest woman to be ranked No. 1 retired for the second time in 2007, when she was given a two-year suspension for testing positive for cocaine. Hingis denied taking the drug but did not appeal the ruling.

That ban ended Sept. 30, and the 29-year-old Hingis is eager to get the chance to play more tennis this year: She has committed to a full season of World TeamTennis, the coed league founded by Billie Jean King and heading into its 35th season. –Sporting News.

Hingis’ first comeback came in 2006, where she climbed back to No. 6 in the rankings after a four-year layoff. She’ll be available in a leaguewide draft on February 11th, whatever that means. Welcome back, Martina. Try not to snort the baseline on your second comeback. The gallery is after the jump. It was just too much sexy for the front page. Read the rest of this entry »

Tennis player Martina Hingis, who has collected five Grand Slam titles in her pro career, admitted today that she tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon before announcing her retirement from pro tennis.

"I have tested positive but I have never taken drugs and I feel 100 percent innocent," Hingis said in a brief statement. "The reason I have come out with this is because I do not want to have a fight with anti-doping authorities… "Because of my age and my health problems I have also decided to retire from professional tennis."

What the hell is that?  You can't just deny it and give no reason.  She's supposed to say that she got a tainted supplement.  Yeah, that's it: a supplement tainted by cocaine.  Or a rail of cocaine off my taint.  Something, y'know? 

It's not like she did anything wrong.  Chicks should know that it's okay to do cocaine.  Coke's not just for strippers and Gawker Media employees any more.  It keeps you skinny and makes you confident and helps you dance through the night.  It's one of those things that's only illegal because it's so awesome, like anal sex in the South.