Stepanek breaks off engagement to Hingis

MONTREAL -- The Radek Stepanek-Martina Hingis wedding is off.

Stepanek had an ATP spokesman inform the media at the Rogers Cup on Saturday that he has broken off with the five-time Grand Slam champion from Switzerland. He gave no reasons for the split.

The announcement came after Stepanek talked to the media about his semifinal loss to top-seeded Roger Federer, so the Czech player could not be questioned about Hingis.

"He and Martina Hingis have split up but will remain good friends -- and that's all he has to say," spokesman Stephen Duckitt said.

Stepanek, formerly ranked in the top 10 by the ATP, proposed to the Slovak-born Hingis in Prague in November. Hingis, the former world No. 1 on the WTA Tour, announced the engagement to the media in Australia in December, where she showed up for a tournament wearing a diamond engagement ring.

The announcement was a surprise even to the ATP, which mentioned they were engaged in their daily media notes on Saturday.