Hingis helped me become Slam champion, says 'not sad' Federer

Roger Federer said he wasn't dismal to see kindred Swiss legend Martina Hingis declare her retirement, acknowledging her for helping him turn into a record-breaking Grand Slam champion.

Hingis, 37, called time on her profession, which traversed three decades, for a third time on Thursday.

Federer, who won the 2001 Hopman Cup close by Hingis, said he heard toward the begin of the year and again a week ago that Hingis planned to throw in the towel for good toward the finish of the continuous WTA Finals in Singapore, where she has achieved the duplicates semi-finals.

"Martina was somewhat the person who demonstrated to me how it was altogether done," said 19-time Grand Slam champion Federer.

"It was incredible for Switzerland to have somebody of her bore. We were exceptionally fortunate. I adored playing with her at the Hopman Cup, she was constantly super well disposed, I cherish that about her.

"I'm not tragic to see her resign, she's been in the amusement for quite some time, she appears content with her choice - that is magnificent. I've generally been an enthusiast of her and I generally will be."

Hingis reported her "unmistakable" retirement prior on Thursday, flagging the finish of a profession which took her from 1990s high school genius to copies world number one somewhere in the range of 20 years after the fact.

"I think now it's unequivocal. It's unique, in light of the fact that before I left supposing I may return," Hingis told journalists after her 6-3, 6-2 copies win close by Chan Yung-Jan over Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Kveta Peschke in Singapore.

"After a season this way, I believe it's likewise flawless planning. You know, you need to stop to finish everything and not when you're as of now going in reverse. I couldn't request a superior wrap up."

Hingis had five Grand Slam singles titles to her name when wounds drove her into her first retirement in 2003, when she was only 22.

She returned two years after the fact however the rebound was fleeting and Hingis ventured far from the game again subsequent to coming up short a medications test at Wimbledon in 2007.

In any case, she has delighted in impressive accomplishment since her rebirth as a pairs master, and finishes her vocation at the highest point of the rankings and with 20 noteworthy titles in copies and blended duplicates.