Madrid: US tennis queen Serena Williams beat world number one Belarussian Victoria Azarenka by 6-1 and 6-3 to win the Madrid Open for the first time.
It took the American just over an hour to win the match and confirmed her as the player in form ahead of the French Open which starts on 27 May.
Williams hit a series of winners to take her 41st WTA singles title.
It is the eighth time the pair has met, with Williams winning on seven occasions.
The Madrid Open is the second consecutive WTA clay tournament for Williams, coming a month after she won in Charleston.
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