Venus Williams defeated Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-4 6-2 in the final of the first-ever Taiwan Open tournament on Sunday.
The 35-year-old seven-time Grand Slam winner and top seed in Taiwan bounced back from the disappointment of going out of last month’s Australian Open at the first round stage by progressing through the new competition, held in in Kaohsiung, without dropping a set.
The title is the 49th that Williams has picked up on the WTA Tour and leaves her seventh in the all-time winners’ list.
Speaking after her final win against Doi, the world number 12 said: “It’s wonderful to have women’s tennis here, It’s been too long, it’s the first time in 22 years.”
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