Martina Hingis said Thursday she has been accused of testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, and then announced her retirement from professional tennis.
Martina Hingis, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former Wimbledon winner, denied using cocaine.
“I find this accusation so horrendous, so monstrous that I’ve decided to confront it head on by talking to the press,” she said. “I am frustrated and angry. I believe that I am absolutely 100 percent innocent.”
The national association Swiss Tennis issued a statement praising Hingis. “With Martina a great player is retiring, who was always an example and a figurehead for tennis in Switzerland,” association president Rene Stammbach said in the statement. “We deeply regret that Martina Hingis ended her outstanding career under the circumstances of such accusations.”
Source: Associated Press