Hingis downs Davenport

MIAMI, APRIL 2. Lindsay Davenport will leave Miami with the number one ranking, but Martina hingis walks away with her 28th career title and renewed vigour in her rivalry with the big- hitting American after a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory in the final of the Ericsson Open final on Saturday.

Hingis, who also won this event in 1997, snapped Davenport's 21- match winning streak while ending a personal five- match losing streak to big Californian. Hingis earned $ 350,000 for the victory while Davenport received $ 175,000.

With her second title of the year freshly under her belt, the top-seeded Hingis was gracious about turning over the top spot to Davenport when the new WTA Tour rankings are issued.

``Lindsay is a great champion,'' said the Swiss teen. ``She had a great run. Congratulations to her, she's taking over my number one spot. I hope we will have many more finals''.

``It's nice to win a big one again. Lindsay has had only one loss this year and she deserves to be number one,'' added Hingis.

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