"IT'S just like a little dream comes true right now," said Martina Hingis, who officially took over as queen of tennis yesterday when the new rankings were released with the 16 year old Czech born Swiss youngster at number one.

Monica Seles became her latest victim in the final of the Lipton Championships in Florida over the weekend. Hingis won 6-2, 6-1.

"I've never had so much fun out there,"says Hingis, who became the youngest player to take a Grand Slam title when she won the Australian Open in January.