Serena Williams is not achieving the same results that she had in 2013, but she is still ruling. The world no.1 had a great run in Cincinnati to finally win her first Western & Southern Open.
In this final, Ana Ivanovic had a great start to break Serena in the very first game and then get a 3-1 lead. Then it was game over: Serena won 11 of the following 13 games to win 6-4 6-1. Serena’s style.
Some Numbers
The match was one-way traffic with Serena scoring 63 points vs. Ana’s 40. The American fired 12 aces (3 double faults) and she won 80% of the points on her first serve. Match Stats.
Serena: Congratulation to Ana
The world no. 1 commented “Congratulations to Ana, she’s such a great champion and such a wonderful, wonderful young lady. It’s so good to see wonderful women like her leading our tour right now. It’s just amazing to finally win here. The fans were amazing and it’s so wonderful to be here.”
Ana: I got some lessons on how to serve
Ivanovic was at her best also after the match “It’s been a great week for me in Cincinnati. I really want to congratulate Serena. I think I got a lesson on how to serve today. Maybe after you retire you can give me some tips!”
This is Serena’s 62nd career title, the 5th of the year. Now, time to go to the Open!
