Assessing Federer's loss; Serena notches career first

• Don't call it a comeback, but it sure is feeling like one. A few days after her Hall of Fame induction, Martina Hingis announced that she was entered the
Assessing Federer's loss; Serena notches career first
Assessing Federer's loss; Serena notches career first /

Roger Federer's last two losses have come to players ranked outside of the top 100.
Roger Federer's last two losses have come to players ranked outside of the top 100 :: Joern Pollex/Getty Images

• Don't call it a comeback, but it sure is feeling like one. A few days after her Hall of Fame induction, Martina Hingis announced that she was entered the doubles draw of the Southern California Open. Last week, she entered the doubles at the New Haven Open. When she asks for a singles wild card in Asia after the U.S. Open, don't act surprised.


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Jon Wertheim
JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.