PARIS - Feb-14 -- French star Amélie Mauresmo says the top women's tennis player in the world, Martina Hingis, was "out of line" on her remarks about Mauresmo's homosexuality.

Speaking publicly for the first time since the Australian Open -- where Mauresmo lost to Hingis in the final -- the 19-year-old vowed to ignore the focus on her sexuality and seek to win a Grand Slam event this year.

"Hingis was stupid for what she said," Mauresmo said Saturday. "She was out of line. But I respect her and I think she respects me. I don't have a lot to say about it. It is her problem."

Before the final of the Australian Open, Hingis was reported to have said "she's here with her girlfriend, she's half a man," when asked about her opponent. Hingis denied making the remark.