ROME, Italy
Serena Williams emerged victorious in the first all-American final since 2012 - the first on red clay since 2002 - defeating countrywoman Madison keys 7-6(5), 6-3, to snap a nine-month title drought and win the Internazionali BNL D'ITALIA the fourth time in her illustrious career.
Playing in her third final of 2016, Williams had spent the season in search of her first title since the western & southern open summer, and was the heavy favorite to break that duck against Keys, who was playing the biggest final of her career on what had hitherto been her least favorite surface.
None of that seemed to matter from the outset as Keys unlocked the early break, leading 3-1 in the first set. Williams steadied from there, winning the next three games and later grabbing the opening set in a tie-break.
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