30 Mar 2014

Williams beats Li to claim seventh Miami title

10:01 am on 30 March 2014

American tennis great Serena Williams has won a record seventh Miami Masters title, beating China's Li Na in straight sets in Florida.

Proving there's no place like home, world number one Williams swept past Li 7-5 6-1 in the final on the Miami hardcourts.

Williams, who lives an hour's drive away and considers the tournament her home event, treated the second ranked Li like an unwelcome guest, needing just two hours on a steamy centre court to collect her 59th career title, the $908,000 winner's purse pushing her career earnings over $63 million.

In 14 appearances at the Miami event Williams has driven back to her Palm Beach Gardens home with the trophy half the time, her seven titles two better than the five each she has won at Australian, US Open and Wimbledon grand slams.