The Real Queen of Shade, step aside Mariah, Madonna, Whitney
The Real Queen of Shade: Martina "Legend" Hingis
Just a few or her gems:
"Do you think you are the queen? Because I am the real queen!" – to Anna Kournikova, during an exhibition match in Santiago. Kournikova cried on court and afterwards they fought with trophies and vases in the locker room.
"Do you want me to break your serve first or hold?" – to Lindsay Davenport before the coin toss.
After beating Venus Williams in the 1997 Lipton Championships 3R, she entered the press conference room, threw Venus' bead into the crowd, and said with a giggle: "I have a nice present for you. One of Venus' pearls."
"How would she know about boyfriends?" – on being told that Serena Williams said Hingis won't be able to concentrate on tennis with her new boyfriend Magnus Norman.
"You know, I just beat Lisa Raymond 6-2 6-2, I don't know if that's an indication of good or bad form." – after beating Lisa Raymond in the 2006 French Open 1R, during her comeback from retirement.
Kournikova on the popularity of tennis at Wimbledon in 2010: "A true tennis fan, he will know who Jankovic is, Wozniacki, people that are between 5 and 10."
Hingis added: "Even Ivanovic."
"(This match was like) a warmup – the second week of a Grand Slam is like the real tournament for the stars." "I was amazed she kept chasing balls and running around the court all match, she was trying so hard like she actually had a chance to win the match." – after beating Anna Smashnova at the 1998 French Open
"I beat a two-handed monster." – on Venus, at 1997 Miami
"I don't regret any relationship. It was good for my English anyway." – after breaking up with her boyfriend.
"I lost my concentration in the second set because I got bored." – after beating Barbara Rittner 6-0, 6-4 at 1997 Hilton Head.
"YOU? No. 3?" – to Pam Shriver.
"Chris Evert was my mentor (provided by the WTA Tour) when I turned pro. The main thing I asked her was, 'How do you handle men?'"
And of course the legendary, sig-worthy:
"What rivalry? I win all the matches." – when asked about her rivalry with Anna Kournikova.
Step aside, Mariah, Madonna, Whitney, and bow down to the #LEGEND: Martina Hingis
When Mariah says "who" or when Madonna calls BTW "reductive", or when Cher calls Gaga "a man or a woman" you guys praise them to the high heavens with "DRAG" "" ""
Yet when #LEGEND Martina Hingis, the true queen of shade does so, you guys question her character
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