The top-ranked player took the title Sunday with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea. Williams has won 54 WTA titles in her career, with eight of them coming this year.
“No tournament is ever easy, especially being in the position I am in,” Williams said. “The tournament starts and they expect you to win. And the tournament is like, ‘You’re going to be in the final and after your semifinal I want you to do this, and you have to do this and this press.’ Who knows if I’ll even make it to the semifinals? It’s a lot of pressure. It’s not easy.”
After the win, Williams seemed happy about her performance.
“For me it’s always about constantly improving and never saying ‘I did great and I can be satisfied,'” she said. “I did great (today), but what can I do better? What can I improve on? That’s what I always strive for. When I get satisfied, and for a lot of players, the (playing) level goes down.”
