Former tennis player Martina Hingis quizzed by Swiss police over husband’s assault claims

Martina Hingis has been questioned by Swiss police after her estranged husband said he was attacked by her and her family.

Schwyz canton police spokesman, Florian Grossmann, says the five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, her mother Melanie Molitor and her mother’s boyfriend, Mario Widmer, were interviewed at its headquarters last week.

Mr Grossmann said the canton justice department will decide possible further action. No timetable was set for a decision.

French equestrian athlete Thibault Hutin has said he was attacked on 23 September at his home in Feusisberg, Switzerland. Hutin claimed Hingis and Molitor hit him, and Widmer struck him with a DVD player.

33-year-old Hingis came out of retirement this year to play doubles with Daniela Hantuchova at tournaments including the US Open.

AP