Serena Williams broke a three-year title drought at the ASB_Classic and donated her $43,000 winner’s check to the fundraising appeal for victims of Australian wildfires.
Williams hadn’t won a title since the Australian Open singles in January, 2017, and not since she became a mother to her daughter Olympia, who was court-side to see the victory.
The last three years have been challenging for Williams as she juggled to competing demands of tennis and motherhood. But she seemed to turn a corner during a demanding week in which she played both doubles and singles, turning out on all seven days of the tournament. Pegula broke Williams in the opening game and was dominant for the first half of the first set, moving Williams around to open up the court for her punishing passing shots. She also chased down everything, making returns that Williams thought out of her reach.
“It definitely feels good,” Williams said. “It feels that I was definitely improving as the week went on.”
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