World number one Serena Williams won her first Cincinnati title defeating Ana Ivanovic to a 6-4 6-1 win in 62 minutes at the final of
the WTA Tour hardcourt tournament on Sunday.
Expressing her delight at her first victory at the event in six attempts since 2006 she said “It’s amazing to finally be able to win today.”
“I’m so excited, it’s been a great week. Ana was hitting really hard and getting a lot of winners.”
Williams has now won 62 WTA titles and five in 2014, and she will try for a sixth US Open win when the final Grand Slam of the year begins on 25 August.
Ivanovic was playing in her first final on North American soil since 2009 in Indian Wells.