Evonne Goolagong Cawley was awarded the No. 1 spot in women’s tennis rankings 31 years after she was actually there. Due to lost paperwork in 1976, Goolagong Cawley (No. 2 at the time) was not recognized for her two-week span at No. 1 in April after beating No. 1 Chris Evert in the 1976 Virginia Slims Championships.

Evert regained the No. 1 ranking the next month but Goolagong Cawley was never officially recognized for her achievement until this week.

Goolagong Cawley won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including four Australian Open championships. She joins 15 other women with the distinction of holding the No. 1 ranking on the women’s tour.

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Goolagong Cawley gets recognition 31 years later

Earlier today, Hingis went on the record and announced she had been accused by an “outsource testing company” of taking cocaine during Wimbledon. Hingis lost in the third round to Laura Granville, 6-4, 6-2.

On the heels of her accusation announcement, Hingis reported she would be retiring from professional tennis. The 27-year-old Swiss decided the years it could take to clear her name wasn’t worth trying to continue to play at the top of the game anymore.

Hingis was naturally “shocked and appalled” at the accusations and had this to say about the alleged cocaine use.

“They say that cocaine increases self-confidence and creates a type of euphoria. I don’t know. I only know that if I were to try to hit the ball while in any state of euphoria, it simply wouldn’t work.”

Well – if Hingis says it won’t work, then it won’t work, right? On a side note, the WTA Tour has not received any official information about a positive test. Hold the phone, the WTA Tour hasn’t heard the official word about a positive test?  Then what is all the hoop-a-la about? Check in at Gossip on Sports tomorrow for some answers to that.

So – the accusations fly, Hingis is denying and Andy Murray is officially off the front page for his fender bender. The bottom line?  Cocaine – just say no.

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Hugs or drugs for Hingis?