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-- The celebration began with a series of happy hops that propelled Serena
Williams across the court. Soon she was twirling, waving, laughing and mugging
for the cameras -- a familiar ritual by a perennial champion. Williams won a
record seventh Key Biscayne title Saturday when she overcame a slow start and a
set point to beat Li Na 7-5, 6-1 at the Sony Open. She surpassed the tournament
record of six titles she shared with Andre Agassi. "I was actually super excited
at the end," Williams said, "because I remember sitting here last year trying to
get to six, thinking, OK, obviously I want seven, but I dont want to put the
pressure on myself to get to seven. Obviously I wanted to have the most titles
here." The No. 1-ranked Williams looked tense at the outset and served poorly,
and she was broken twice to fall behind 5-2. "At that moment I felt like I had
nothing to lose," Williams said. "I just was able to relax. Whenever I relax, I
enjoy myself." Li held a set point serving at 5-4, but Williams erased it with a
backhand winner. Williams needed another 21 minutes to pull out the set. The
final game of the set went to deuce six times, but she finally won it with a
booming backhand that Li couldnt handle. Williams ran to her chair with a
satisfied scream, her left fist leading the way. She dominated from there,
sweeping the final five games. The 17-time Grand Slam champion has more titles
at Key Biscayne than at any other tournament. Shes the fourth woman in the Open
era to win an event at least seven times. "I think were going to have to rename
this tournament," former top-five player Mary Joe Fernandez said during the
trophy ceremony. Both finalists are 32, and they shared lots of smiles while
holding their trophies. Li explained: "We were talking about, For sure before
the match they say, "Oh, two old women."" Theyre close in age, but its a
commentary on the yawning gap between Williams and the rest of the womens tour
that, even while at less than her best, she won in straight sets against the No.
2-ranked player.
Brent Seabrook Jersey. She made only 44 per cent of her first serves and converted just five of 17 break-point chances. Even
so, Williams extended her winning streak against top-10 opponents to 15 matches.
She beat Li for the 10th time in a row since 2009. "When youre going up against
the top players, for me, I have to be ready because they are the best in the
world, the whole planet," Williams said. "I enjoy playing people that are ranked
like that, because I feel like I can eventually bring out the best in me." The
top-ranked men will meet in Sundays final, when No. 1 Rafael Nadal tries for his
first Key Biscayne title against No. 2 Novak Djokovic, a three-time champion.
No. 1-ranked Mike and Bob Bryan won the mens doubles title for the first time
since 2008 by beating Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-6 (8), 6-4.
Williams lives 90 minutes up I-95 from Key Biscayne and considers it her home
event. She said the fans provided a boost when she fell behind. "It was like, Oh
my gosh, if I can just hang in here and just try to enjoy myself," she said.
"Honestly the crowd pulled me through. I heard some fans go, Go Serena."
Williams has played in the tournament 14 times and also won the final in
2002-04, 2007-08 and 2013. She has celebrated so many titles she couldnt
remember the first one. "Who was it against?" she said. "Venus?" Actually, she
lost finals to her sister Venus in 1999, and to Victoria Azarenka in 2009. She
beat Jennifer Capiati for her first two Key Biscayne titles, and the others came
against Elena Dementieva, Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic and Maria Sharapova.
Li, who won the Australian Open in January, was at the top of her game for most
of the first set. Even so, she couldnt close it out. "Only one mistake: I think
I should go party last night," Li said with a smile. Williams committed six
unforced errors in the opening game, and it took her 16 minutes to win a game.
She double-faulted to fall behind 5-2, but then won 11 of the final 12 games, a
surge worthy of a champion.
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