Venus Williams of the U.S. serves against Roberta Vinci of Italy during their women's singles semifinal match at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament, Hubei province, October 2, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily
(Reuters) - Venus Williams captured her 47th WTA career title on Saturday, and her biggest in five years, when she won the Wuhan Open in China, beating Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza.
The 35-year-old American was leading Muguruza 6-3 3-0 when the Spaniard, struggling with injury, retired, handing the title to Williams, who was already well on top and had won the last five games in a row.
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