Martina Hingis picked up her first tennis racket at the age of two. Since then, she has become one of the greatest tennis players in the world. Born in Slovakia, she has lived in Switzerland（瑞士） for many years. She became the outdoor Swiss champion(冠军) at age nine. （9岁就成为了瑞士室外网球赛的冠军）Since then she has won many international competitions including Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Australian Open.
    For young stars like Martina, life has its difficulties. They are under constant(不断的) pressure to win, and they don't have time to just hang out with classmates. In fact, Martina hasn't attended school since 1994, and she has been in the public spotlight for years. But she seems to be handling her success well. Since she turned professional, she has played tennis all over the world and has earned millions of dollars. She sees her life as normal, because tennis has been the most important thing to her since she was a little girl.