SERGIO TACCHINI ENDS DEAL WITH HINGIS, CITING HER "ATTITUDE"

          Sandys, manufacturer of the Sergio Tacchini brand of
     apparel, terminated its sponsorship agreement with Martina
     Hingis, which was to continue through 2001.  In a statement,
     Sandys said that Hingis "repeatedly breached her contractual
     obligations" requiring her to wear Tacchini apparel and
     shoes and cited the Australian Open, where Hingis wore
     apparel from another company.  Sandys Chair Sergio Tacchini
     said that the company has "always designed the collections
     to enhance Martina's image, but, of recent, maybe out of bad
     advice, she damaged our image and our products because of
     her behavior and extremely discrediting statements
     concerning her main sponsor.  We could not tolerate this
     attitude any longer" (Sandys).  Hingis has been wearing
     Tacchini while playing at the Italian Open (THE DAILY).