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Wimbledon 2006

Martina Hingis firmly banished her worst Wimbledon nightmares on Tuesday, sweeping into the second round with a stylish 6-2, 6-2 win over Ukrainian teenager Olga Savchuk.

Hingis, revelling in a comeback that has already taken her to the quarter-finals of the Australian and French Grand Slams, showed all her old deftness of touch with some exquisite drop shots that left Savchuk flat-footed.

It was the Swiss former world number one's first appearance at Wimbledon for five years. Last time she got knocked out in the first round by Spain's Virginia Ruana Pascual.

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