Husband flees from tennis star Hingis amid assault claims

The husband of former tennis champ Martina Hingis has accused his wife and mother-in-law of assaulting him and has left Switzerland fearing for his life, the Blick daily reported.

Police in the northern Swiss canton of Schwyz confirmed Thibault Hutin was in the process of filing a complaint following an incident at the couple’s apartment in the village of Feusisberg.

The 27-year-old French showjumper had talked to police about “serious problems” at his home earlier this week, police spokesman David Mynall said.

“He has started the process of filing a complaint, but it hasn’t been finished yet,” he said, not specifying the nature of the incident or who the complaint was being filed against.

Hutin, however, told Blick his 32-year-old wife, the former world number one, her mother and her mother’s boyfriend had “beaten and scratched” him.

The boyfriend had also struck him in the head with a DVD player, he said, adding that he was so “terrified” he had fled to Paris.

“I’m really afraid. What will be next, a bullet?” he asked in the interview.

Hingis was reportedly in Tokyo to take part in a 30th anniversary celebration for the WTA tournament.