Tennis - Italy Open Women's Singles Final match - Serena Williams of the U.S. v Madison Keys of U.S. - Rome, Italy - 15/5/16 Williams and Keys smile as they pose with their trophies. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
(Reuters) - Serena Williams had to overcome a stubborn effort from Madison Keys to win the first all-American women's tour final for four years in straight sets and lift the Italian Open title in Rome on Sunday.
The world's best player demonstrated her readiness to begin the defence of her French Open title next weekend with a 7-6(5) 6-3 win but was so impressed with her 21-year-old compatriot that she predicted Keys could become a future world number one.
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