Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova for the 15th consecutive time, rallying in both sets for a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the Sony Open semifinals on Thursday.
World number one Serena Williams looked to be at about the peak of her game as the 32-year-old needed just one hour and 28 minutes to send eighth seed Jelena Jankovic crashing for her second China Open crown on Sunday.
Rome wasn't built overnight, and neither is Serena Williams' supremacy in women's tennis, said the 17-time Grand Slam champion's coach.
Patrick Mouratoglou, coach of female world No 1 Serena Williams and founder of the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris, said he would love to lend a hand to China's tennis boom.
World number one Serena Williams and home favorite Li Na both reached last 16 at the ongoing China Open on Tuesday but they followed different paths in respective second round matches.
World number one Serena Williams and home-favored Li Na both powered into second round with easy wins while third seed Agnieszka Radwanska was given an early scare at the China Open on Sunday.
Serena Williams has clinched the WTA's Year-End World No 1 presented by Dubai Duty Free, her third time finishing a year on top after doing so in 2002 and 2009.
World's top tennis players gear up for China Open in Beijing.
2004 saw a budding champion rise to the occasion for a tournament win at the China Open. Now in 2013, that champion returns to Beijing a certified legend. Serena is back.
Serena Williams admits that having love in her life has been a key to her rousing success over an exhilarating 13 months in which she has won Olympic gold, two US Open titles and a French Open.
Serena Williams admits that having love in her life has been a key to her rousing success over an exhilarating 13 months in which she has won Olympic gold, two US Open titles and a French Open.
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