MELBOURNE, Australia - When Martina Hingis came out retirement for the second time in her career two years ago, she set some ground rules for herself. Josh Rosen Jersey .She would only play doubles, no singles. And she only wanted partners who would help her win trophies.It took a little time, but the 34-year-old Hingis is becoming a fixture in Grand Slam finals again.The Swiss star and her partner Leander Paes of India will play for the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open on Sunday against the team of Kristina Mladenovic of France and Daniel Nestor of Canada.Its the second straight Grand Slam final for Hingis — she played for the womens doubles title at the U.S. Open with Flavia Pennetta, but they lost to the Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.I think definitely when I go on court I want to win every time, Hingis said this week. Now I can pick and choose the tournaments that I want to play, I have the partners that I want to play with and I enjoy being out there on the court.Also, it helps feeling like we have the chance to win the tournament.She has more than a good chance to win with the 41-year-old Paes, a veteran doubles specialist with 14 Grand Slam titles — all in doubles and mixed doubles.The two had played mixed doubles in World Team Tennis together and joked around last year about giving it a go at the majors.Normally its the guy who comes up and asks, but for somebody who talks a lot, Im kind of shy, Paes said.Hingis only wishes it hadnt taken them so long to join forces.I was saying even on the court, Hey, we maybe should have played 10 years ago, she said with a laugh.Of course, 10 years ago, Hingis wasnt playing. A Grand Slam champion and No. 1-ranked player at the age of 16, she abruptly retired six years later, citing recurring injuries. She returned to the tour in 2006, then retired again a year later after testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon.After six years away, however, she missed the competition and decided to return yet again — as a doubles specialist — in 2013.Now shes back in a final again at the Australian Open, where she made her Grand Slam debut 20 years ago. Shes also having fun, smiling and laughing easily on the court — something that didnt happen so frequently during her peak years.For Paes, winning the title on Sunday would give him yet another distinction in his long career: two major titles with Martinas. He captured the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in 2002 with Martina Navratilova.The trophies, we have plenty in our showcase. One more would be lovely, but it really doesnt make much of a difference, he said. We love playing tennis and thats the fun part. 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A March free-fall saw the team plummet from third in the Eastern Conference to a 38-36-8 finish, good for the eighth-worst record in the League. The teams first order of business once the off-season began was to appoint former NHL Director of Player of Safety and Hockey Hall-of-Famer Brendan Shanahan as the teams new president. While Carlyle could not comment on any impending changes under Shanahan – he is yet to formally meet with his new boss – he summed up the free-fall as a symptom of how the team played throughout the year. “The last 30 days of the season was the tell-tale story for our group,” Carlyle said. “The things that we were doing in the beginning and winning came to fruition in the final 30 days.” He pointed specifically to the teams inability to capitalize on a strong road trip to California in early March as a detrimental turning point in the season. After winning two of three road games against the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings in early March, the Leafs returned to the east coast, losing three games in four nights and kicking off what would become an eight-game stretch without earning a single point in the standings. “It seemed we played well enough to earn some respect,” Carlyle said of the California trip. “Then we seemed to have lost our mojo.” Froom then on, the teams confidence seemed to drop every time they conceded an early goal or did not perform up to expectations. Justin Pugh Cardinals Jersey. . “The first goal would go in and the shoulders would slump, that was the tell-tale sign,” he said. “Our response was very minimal.” The 57-year-old Carlyle has spent parts of three seasons with the team, taking over from previous Leafs head coach Ron Wilson with 18 games remaining in the 2011-12 season. Carlyle would lead the team to a 6-9-3 finish in his first year. His most successful year at the helm would be the following season when he led the Leafs to a 26-17-5 mark in strike shortened 2012-13 and, more importantly, the franchises first playoff berth since 2003-04. They would ultimately suffer a shocking defeat in Game 7 of their opening round series, surrendering a 4-1, third period lead in the final 11 minutes of regulation and falling in overtime to the Boston Bruins. Speaking to the teams 2012-13 success, Carlyle stated that he and the teams management were confident going into the season, but that they may have misjudged the teams strength. “We had been a competitive group the year previous and we felt this group was ready to take the next step,” Carlyle said Tuesday. “It didnt materialize.” Speaking to the teams defensive posture, Carlyle didnt see a consistent effort. “You have to play and you have to compete on the defensive side of the puck with will and commitment,” Carlyle said. “We didnt do that consistently.” “Were not asking players to do something they havent done before,” he added when asked about players molding to his coaching strategy. Carlyle currently has one year remaining on the three-year deal he signed after taking over for Wilson in 2012. 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