Whirl around Sports Awards – Why Martina Hingis is suddenly spurned


Without a doubt one of the greatest Swiss athletes, the 25-time major winner is not nominated for “the best of 70 years”. The backgrounds.

Simon Graf

Posted today at 6:38 am

Success for Switzerland: Martina Hingis (left) and Timea Bacsinszky celebrate their silver medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Success for Switzerland: Martina Hingis (left) and Timea Bacsinszky celebrate their silver medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Foto: Laurent Gillieron (Keystone)

2020 was a strange year for sports too. Many big events have been canceled or postponed, and when something happened, the question of the sporting value often arose. The idea of ​​foregoing traditional Swiss athletes’ elections this time and instead honoring “the best of 70 years” since these awards have been presented makes sense. On Sunday evening, December 13th, Swiss television broadcasts the sports gala in our living rooms.

The first nominations (Paralympic athletes, coaches, teams) are already public, today the six athletes who are available for selection are known. But be careful, spoilers: The world’s most famous Swiss athlete is not there. Right, Martina Hingis. As a reminder: She was the youngest number 1 in women’s tennis and a total of 209 weeks at the top, won 5 singles Grand Slam titles, 13 in doubles and 7 in mixed. Und an At the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 she made herself and the sporting nation happy Switzerland still with a silver medal in doubles with Timea Bacsinszky.

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