| PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Martina Hingis beat Tamarine
Tanasugarn 6-1, 6-1 on Sunday as top-seeded Switzerland swept Thailand
3-0 in the opening match of the Hopman Cup.
In the other matches in the Australian Open tuneup event, Roger Federer
beat Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 6-2, and Hingis and Federer routed Tanasugarn
and Srichaphan 6-0, 6-1 in doubles.
``I was in Florida working out for the last three weeks and I felt very
good going out there,'' Hingis said. ``I had a month off and just hoped
I could continue the way I finished the year.
``I like to come in (to the net) in the indoor season, and when you
feel good about your physical condition, and against players like Tamarine,
I should be trying out different things.''
The U.S. team of Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill will begin play
Monday against Slovakia.
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