Venus Williams grabbed the WTA’s Sony Ericsson Championships for the first time, by defeating Vera Zvonareva at Doha on Sunday. By beating Vera Zvonareva by 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-2, Venus has again proved why she is called the master of tennis.
The Wimbledon champion Venus took command in the final two sets with powerful serving against her Russian opponent that made her victorious once again.
Williams was seen excited after the match. She told press later after the match that the match was a hard fight right down to the end.

Williams won $1.34 million at the event. It is for the first time the same prize money as the men at the ATP’s season-ending Masters Cup is offered.

Williams took the cup from the first lady of Qatar, a conservative Muslim sheikdom. Sheika Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned was seen in a traditional black head scarf and robe. Williams thanked her politely for the courtesy shown by the first lady. The public appearances by a ruler’s wife are something unusual in the region.

Billie Jean King was seen sitting with Mozah and other dignitaries during the match and was later joined with Williams on the court for the awards ceremony. The trophy is named for King.

This win will take up Williams’ ranking to No. 6 from No. 8, while the ninth-ranked Zvonareva also will move up two spots. The two were the lowest-ranked players at the event, which featured the presence of the top eight players in the world.

Zvonareva after the defeat collapsed to the ground in tears. Williams had lost in their first meeting at the 2003 French Open. Zvonareva made a 5-2 lead in the first set, and led 5-3, 40-0, but failed to convert four set points in that game. Williams made it on her second break point.

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