Game by game: Hingis v Rittner

Martina Hingis (Swi) bt Barbara Rittner (Ger) 6-1 6-0.

Game-by-game coverage of the third-round clash between Hingis and Rittner at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Second set

Hingis 6-1 6-0 Rittner
Hingis is the most comfortable of winners. The utterly dispirited Rittner has not been provided anything approaching a real test.

Hingis 6-1 5-0 Rittner
Hingis is in her comfort zone and is not looking even vaguely stretched. She takes her sixth consecutive game without breaking sweat.

Hingis 6-1 4-0 Rittner
Another ace from Martina seals her service game without Rittner looking like taking a point. Hingis is not having to do anything too special - control and placement of her shots is enough.

Hingis 6-1 3-0 Rittner
Rittner fights back from two break points down, only to falter once again. Hingis puts away a simple smash to take a healthy two-break lead.

Hingis 6-1 2-0 Rittner
The pattern is set - Hingis belts through her service games and then picks up on Rittner's errors for breaks.

Hingis 6-1 1-0 Rittner
After the best rally of the match so far, with both players hitting hard and true, Hingis emerges on top with an instant break. Rittner does not know what else she can do.

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First set

Hingis 6-1 Rittner
Hingis roars to 40-0 and then clinches the first set with her first ace of the match. She is completely in control.

Hingis 5-1 Rittner
To the delight of the crowd, Rittner fights back from 0-40 to take the game. She's only delaying the inevitable, but it produces her first smile of the day.

Hingis 5-0 Rittner
Rittner manages to work a break point but Hingis never really looks like giving back a break. She is moving well and clearly enjoying what is, in effect, a nice warm-up game.

Hingis 4-0 Rittner
Rittner is struggling to get the ball back whenever she is stretched. She seems over-awed by Hingis and gives away a second break with two more errors.

Hingis 3-0 Rittner
Hingis is looking extremely confident, moving Rittner around the court and forcing her opponent into making errors.

Hingis 2-0 Rittner
A mishit backhand from Rittner sets up a break point for Hingis - which she takes with minimal fuss.

Hingis 1-0 Rittner
Hingis is straight into her stride, punching her groundstrokes and taking her first service game with ease.