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| Hingis first casualty of Strictly | Hingis first casualty of Strictly |
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| Former tennis champion Martina Hingis has become the first celebrity to be voted off the new series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. | Former tennis champion Martina Hingis has become the first celebrity to be voted off the new series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. |
| She was beaten in a dance-off by Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding. | She was beaten in a dance-off by Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding. |
| The Swiss star said: "It was a great experience, I learned so much. I wish it would continue but here we are." | The Swiss star said: "It was a great experience, I learned so much. I wish it would continue but here we are." |
| Actor Ricky Groves, BBC sports reporter Chris Hollins, athlete Jade Johnson, boxer Joe Calzaghe and actresses Ali Bastian and Lynda Bellingham were safe. | Actor Ricky Groves, BBC sports reporter Chris Hollins, athlete Jade Johnson, boxer Joe Calzaghe and actresses Ali Bastian and Lynda Bellingham were safe. |
| Votes cast by the public were added to the judges' scores, leaving the two dance pairs with the lowest scores to fight for survival in the dance-off. | Votes cast by the public were added to the judges' scores, leaving the two dance pairs with the lowest scores to fight for survival in the dance-off. |
| Maybe I will come back for a few more lessons Martina Hingis Cowell urges ITV avoid TV clash | Maybe I will come back for a few more lessons Martina Hingis Cowell urges ITV avoid TV clash |
| Judges Alesha Dixon and Craig Revel Horwood then voted to keep Hingis and her dance partner, Matthew Cutler - who partnered Dixon to victory in 2007 - but fellow judge Bruno Tonioli voted for Wilding. | |
| The casting vote went to chief judge Len Goodman, who also backed Wilding and his dance partner Aliona Vilani. | The casting vote went to chief judge Len Goodman, who also backed Wilding and his dance partner Aliona Vilani. |
| Reacting to the decision, Hingis added: "Maybe I will come back for a few more lessons to London." | Reacting to the decision, Hingis added: "Maybe I will come back for a few more lessons to London." |
| Next week's contestants in the seventh series of the show include former EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy, Footballers' Wives stars Zoe Lucker and Laila Rouass and Jo Wood, the estranged wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood. | Next week's contestants in the seventh series of the show include former EastEnders actress Natalie Cassidy, Footballers' Wives stars Zoe Lucker and Laila Rouass and Jo Wood, the estranged wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood. |
| The remaining four are former jockey Richard Dunwoody, Coronation Street actor Craig Kelly, ex-cricketer Phil Tufnell and Hollyoaks star Ricky Whittle. | The remaining four are former jockey Richard Dunwoody, Coronation Street actor Craig Kelly, ex-cricketer Phil Tufnell and Hollyoaks star Ricky Whittle. |