Serena wins Stanford title
6 Aug 2014 4:11 AM IST
World number one Serena Williams climbed out of an early hole to beat third-seeded German Angelique Kerber 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 on Sunday to win the WTA Stanford crown.
The top-seeded American, playing her first tournament since a disappointing Wimbledon campaign in which she was slowed by a virus, got her hardcourt build-up to the US Open off to a good start and will try to carry the momentum into next week’s tournament at Montreal. Williams collected her third Stanford trophy and her fourth title of 2014, after triumphs in Brisbane, Miami and Rome. But Serena has struggled in majors this year, failing to make it past the fourth round in Australian Open, French Open as well as Wimbledon.
The top-seeded American, playing her first tournament since a disappointing Wimbledon campaign in which she was slowed by a virus, got her hardcourt build-up to the US Open off to a good start and will try to carry the momentum into next week’s tournament at Montreal. Williams collected her third Stanford trophy and her fourth title of 2014, after triumphs in Brisbane, Miami and Rome. But Serena has struggled in majors this year, failing to make it past the fourth round in Australian Open, French Open as well as Wimbledon.
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