Australian Open: Hingis eclipses Venus

Martina Hingis totally destroyed Venus Williams to meet surprise package Jennifer Capriati in her fifth successive Australian Open final in Melbourne.

Thu, 25 Jan, 2001 - 06:38

Martina Hingis totally destroyed Venus Williams to meet surprise package Jennifer Capriati in her fifth successive Australian Open final in Melbourne.

Hingis won a one-sided affair 6-1 6-1, needing only 53 minutes of superb tennis, to end the unbeaten Grand Slam run of Williams stretching back 19 matches to the start of Wimbledon last June.

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