Hingis looks to climb back to the top

INDIAN WELLS, Mar 9 (Reuters) Former world number one Martina Hingis has her sights firmly set on a return to the top of the tennis mountain.

Although the Swiss has yet to win a title in her two-month comeback, the five-times grand slam champion has reached one final and two semi-finals, taking down three former grand slam winners; Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Myskina.

The 25-year-old enters the Pacific Life Open ranked number 32 and with the 19th seeding, but that won't be good enough in the long term.

She believes she can reach the top echelons again.

''That's what I think I can do, now it's a matter of having the conditions to go all the way at tournaments,'' she told reporters.

''Mentally and physically, it's very demanding and more physical.

I have to get used to it, but I have the patience.'' When she retired in 2002 due to foot injuries and burnout, Hingis said she would never be satisfied hanging around outside the top 20.

Even though she says she's playing without pressure in her second tennis life now, she still won't be satisfied with being a run-of-the-mill player.

''At this point it doesn't look like I'm going to (have to),'' she said. ''Hopefully there is some space up there.

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