Serena Williams beats big sister Venus

Ruthless Serena Williams underlined her dominance at the top of women’s tennis yesterday, completing her year in style with a 6-2, 7-6 victory over big sister Venus, in the final of the WTA Championships in Doha.



The two Americans, facing each other across the net for the 22nd time in their glittering careers, provided nearly an hour and a half of power tennis under the Khalifa Stadium floodlights, but there was only going to be one winner.



Serena, who came to Doha ranked second in the world behind Dinara Safina, but will return home as the number one after winning both the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles.



Serena’s perfect week earned her the maximum US$1.5 million jackpot, after she won all of her round-robin matches on her way to claiming the season-ending showpiece for the first time since her debut in 2001.