Venus Williams added another title to her illustrious career with victory in the final of the WTA Championships in Doha.
The American battled back from a set down to claim a 6-7 (5/7) 6-0 6-2 triumph over Vera Zvonareva of Russia.
It was the 39th title of her career for Williams, but the first for the 28-year-old in the prestigious year-ending tournament.Both players had won all four of their previous matches in this year's tournament, but it was eighth seed Zvonareva who made the stronger start.
The Russian, who beat compatriot Elena Dementieva to reach the final, raced to a 5-2 lead in the opening set and then found herself holding four set points in game eight.
But Williams woke up at this point and reeled off a string of impressive strokes to take the set into a tie-break.
This time it was the American who surged into the lead, only for Zvonareva to claw her way back with six points in a row to take a one-set advantage.
Williams stormed back however with three breaks of serve allowing her to wrap up the second set to love and level the match.
Zvonareva briefly regrouped to break Williams early in the third set, but the American again stepped up a gear and responded with two breaks of her own to clinch the match in two hours and 10 minutes.
It marked Williams' sixth win in seven meetings with Zvonareva to cap off a remarkable week for the seventh seed in Doha.
The American battled back from a set down to claim a 6-7 (5/7) 6-0 6-2 triumph over Vera Zvonareva of Russia.
It was the 39th title of her career for Williams, but the first for the 28-year-old in the prestigious year-ending tournament.Both players had won all four of their previous matches in this year's tournament, but it was eighth seed Zvonareva who made the stronger start.
The Russian, who beat compatriot Elena Dementieva to reach the final, raced to a 5-2 lead in the opening set and then found herself holding four set points in game eight.
But Williams woke up at this point and reeled off a string of impressive strokes to take the set into a tie-break.
This time it was the American who surged into the lead, only for Zvonareva to claw her way back with six points in a row to take a one-set advantage.
Williams stormed back however with three breaks of serve allowing her to wrap up the second set to love and level the match.
Zvonareva briefly regrouped to break Williams early in the third set, but the American again stepped up a gear and responded with two breaks of her own to clinch the match in two hours and 10 minutes.
It marked Williams' sixth win in seven meetings with Zvonareva to cap off a remarkable week for the seventh seed in Doha.
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