Hingis Stalker Plans Appeal

M I A M I, June 19 -- Martina Hingis' stalker, "humiliated" that aprosecutor who helped send him to jail is now courting the tennisstar, plans to appeal his conviction.

Frank Abrams, a lawyer for Dubravko Rajcevic, said his client is"incredulous, humiliated and embarrassed" after learning thatassistant state attorney Chris Calkin has a personal relationshipwith Hingis and plans to visit her in Zurich and at next week'sWimbledon tournament.

"Not only has the prosecutor put him in a jail and fought forthe longest possible jail sentence, he's also kicked him in therear end and taken away the woman he was pursuing," Abrams said.

Abrams said he would file motions this week asking a judge tovacate Rajcevic's conviction and two-year jail sentence.

He also wants to subpoena phone records of Hingis and Calkin anddepose the pair and Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine FernandezRundle about the relationship.

Prosecutor: Friendship Began Post-Conviction

Police arrested Rajcevic, 46, at the Ericsson Open tennistournament on Key Biscayne on March 30, 2000. Police said theCroatian-born naval architect had pursued Hingis for a year,showing up at her home in Switzerland, calling her at hotels invarious countries and faxing her love letters.

Hingis was Calkin's star witness in Rajcevic's three-day trial,which ended April 3 when a jury convicted him of misdemeanorstalking and trespassing.

Calkin, 31, has said his relationship with Hingis, 20, remainedstrictly professional until after the case was resolved. He deniedany impropriety and said he told his boss about the relationship.

Ed Griffith, a spokesman for Miami-Dade state attorney's office,said Rundle and Calkin were both out of town and could not bereached for comment. Griffith also refused to comment.

A spokeswoman for Hingis said the relationship did not beginuntil after the case was completed.

"They have a friendship," said Lisa Chaffey, a Hingisspokeswoman. "The friendship didn't start until after the case."