Martina Hingis' record-breaking fifth Toray Pan Pacific Open title was the sweetest of them all.
The former world No. 1 cruised past Serbian teenager Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-2 in the final Sunday and admitted that winning tournaments since returning from a three-year injury-enforced absence means more to her than ever before.
Martina
Hingis poses with the winner's plate after winning the Toray Pan Pacific
Open on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Ana Ivanovic.
AP PHOTO