Former world number one Martina Hingis slumped to defeat on her comeback after two years out with an ankle injury on Tuesday and said she had "no plans" to play in any other tournaments.

　　The 24-year-old Swiss lost 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 to Germany's Marlene Weingartner in the first round of the Thailand Open.

　　Hingis was thought to be using the Thai event as a test for a full-time return but she said: "My life has been very good the last couple of years. I'm very comfortable, and this is really hard work.

　　"I've never had plans further than this step. Maybe I'll play some exhibitions. That's my plan at the moment. At this point I have no plans to play any more tournaments."

　　Hingis was seeking a low-key event in which to test her ability to return to the WTA Tour and was on top for the first set against a player ranked 73 in the world.

　　However, Hingis's service began to deteriorate in the second set and her opponent took advantage of a series of lightweight returns.

　　At 16, Hingis was on top of the world, the youngest winner of a grand slam last century, the youngest world number one and the holder of the Australian, Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles.

　　She compensated for her lack of height with superb court craft, great timing and an indomitable will.

　　The advent of the powerful Williams sisters punctured Hingis's dominance and her decline began. She won the last of her five grand slam singles titles at the 1999 Australian Open.

　　Operations on her ankles in October 2001 and May 2002 led her to withdraw from the sport. Before the Pattaya tournament her last match had been in Filderstadt, Germany, in late 2002.

　　C: Former world number one Martina Hingis of Switzerland reacts after losing a shot to Germany's Marlene Weingartner during the first round of the Volvo Women's Open in Pattaya, about 120 km (75 miles) southeast of Bangkok, February 1, 2005. (Reuters)

　　(Tue Feb 1,10:57 AM By Barry Wood Reuters)

　　辛吉斯伤愈复出 首战惨遭滑铁卢

　　由于脚踝受伤而沉寂两年后，前世界女网头号种子马蒂娜·辛吉斯本周二（2月1日）重返职业网坛，然而她在第一站就惨遭“滑铁卢”，她说自己目前“尚无计划”参加别的职业比赛。

　　这位现年24岁的瑞士女孩在泰国公开赛的首轮比赛中以1:6，6:2和6:2不敌德国选手马琳·维因加特纳。

　　此次泰国公开赛被认为是辛吉斯全面复出前的一次试验，但她说：“过去几年我过得很舒服也很惬意，要我再适应紧张的比赛和训练，确实是一件很困难的事。"

　　“我还没有更长远的计划，也许会参加一些表演赛。这就是我目前的打算。目前，我没有参加更多职业比赛的计划。”

　　辛吉斯想通过一场低调的赛事来衡量自己是否有能力重返世界女子网球巡回赛，在和世界排名第73位的对手对垒时，她曾取得了第一局比赛的胜利。

　　然而第二局开始后，辛吉斯发球的威力逐渐下降，而她的对手则利用一连串轻巧的回球占了上风。

　　辛吉斯16岁时就已经成为世界头号女子网球选手，她也是上世纪最年轻的大满贯获得者，她还获得了澳网、温网和美网的三大头衔。

　　尽管她个子不够高，但辛吉斯用出色的球技、绝佳的时机掌握能力和不屈不挠的意志弥补了自己的不足。

　　实力强劲的威廉姆斯姐妹的到来打破了辛吉斯一统天下的局面，她的网球生涯开始走下坡路。在1999年的澳网公开赛上，她拿到了自己五个大满贯中的最后一个单打冠军。

　　她在2001年10月和2002年5月先后接受了两次脚踝手术，最后不得不退出网坛。在参加此次泰国芭堤雅公开赛之前，她的最后一次露面是2002年底参加在德国菲尔德斯塔特举行的比赛。

　　（中国日报网站译）

　　Vocabulary:

　　low-key : 抑制的；低调的；不重要的

　　service : 发球，开球

　　grand slam: 大满贯