SELES SHOCKS HINGIS.(SPORTS)

Byline: AMY SHIPLEY The Washington Post

PARIS -- When Monica Seles' final forehand whizzed over the net, Martina Hingis didn't bother to lift her racquet. Nor did she watch. Before the ball landed, Hingis spun toward the sideline, as if eager to end what for her had been a debacle of a day.

Throughout her 6-3, 6-2 French Open semifinal loss, Hingis, the No. 1 player in the world, seemed uncharacteristically shaken by the powerful precision of Seles, the new surprise on the red clay of Stade Roland Garros.

Still bereaved over the death of her 64-year-old father, Karolj, three weeks ago, Seles nevertheless advanced to Saturday's final against Arantxa …