Hingis looks forward to playing with Sania Mirza

Kolkata, Sept 19: Ninth ranked Swiss tennis player Martina Hingis has said that she is looking forward to a possible clash with rising Indian tennis star Sania Mirza at the ongoing Sunfeast Open in Kolkata.

"It would definitely be great if I could play with her, but we both have to first get there. We will get to play perhaps later in the week," said Hingis at a post- match presser.

The five-times Grand Slam singles champion, Hingis said that she was happy with the way her comeback was shaping up.

"Right now if I continue to play like today, I would definitely be satisfied. It is just that sometimes in an athlete's life you have ups and downs. Definitely, after the US Open I was quite disappointed. Making it to the finals and winning Rome and all these events, I played well. But the Grand Slams - Wimbledon and US Open were not the best," she said.

Hingis, who reached the quarterfinals of the Australian and French Opens this year, said she would love to add another Grand Slam title to her impressive haul.

Former World Number One Hingis romped to a 6-1 6-2 victory over Hungary's Melinda Czink in her first round fixture on Monday.

Hingis, who had retired in 2002 with foot and ankle injuries, has re-established herself successfully among the elite with victory in the Italian Open in May. She is the top seed here and faces Israel's Tzipora Obziler next.

In spite of an indifferent season so far this year that saw her ranking plunge to 70, Mirza is still quite an icon among tennis-lovers in India.