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Serena eases to glory in Rome

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Serena eases to glory in Rome
Serena Williams dispatched Madison Keys in straight sets to end her nine-month title drought with her fourth career triumph at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.
The 34-year-old brushed past fellow American Keys 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 to land her first title in 2016 in her third final of the year.

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Williams became the fifth woman to reach 70 career singles titles, after Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Margaret Court.

Williams will now eye the defence of her French Open title with extra momentum, while Keys can expect to return to the singles rankings’ top 20.

 

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