American tennis ace Venus Williams lost in straight sets to Agnieszka Radwanska as the Polish tennis ace won the women’s singles title at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
Radwanska, who won 6-4, 6-2 in 82 minutes to clinch her 14th WTA title, said that she really had an amazing week. She also defeated Victoria Azarenka and Ekaterina Makarova on her run to the final.
The win gives Radwanska her first tournament victory of 2014 and will be a boost for the world number five ahead of the US Open later this month, The BBC reported.
Radwanska took control of the match early on against an erratic Venus, racing into a 4-1 lead and holding her nerve to close out the first set.
And Venus, who defeated her sister Serena in a three-set semi-final on Saturday to advance to the final, was no match for the energetic Pole in a one-sided second set.
Despite the defeat, Venus, who is expected to return to the top 20 in the world rankings, refused to be downbeat about her performance. She said that she did not imagine that she would get to the final, and added that she fell a little short on the final day, but it’s been a wonderful week.
Both players will now compete in the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, for which British number one Heather Watson has qualified after she beat Israel’s Shahar Peer 6-3 6-0 on Sunday to reach the main draw for the tournament, which begins on Monday, the report added. (ANI)