Serena Outlasts Jankovic To Win Miami Masters For The Fifth Time

It took tennis goddess Serena Williams almost two and a half hours but she finally defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-1 5-7 6-3 in the women’s final of the Miami Masters. Serena was cruising 6-1 5-4 and she choked allowing Jankovic to win the next four games and the second set. In the final set after a tense first game Serena built a 5-0 lead only to choke seven match points. Serena held her nerve to close out the tough match. Serena matches Steffi Graf record of winning the Miami Masters five times. Serena won her 30th WTA tour title today.

I am so happy for Serena she defeated the world number one Justine Henin, the number three Svetlana Kuznetsova, and the number four Jelena Jankovic. It is obvious Kuznetsova, Jankovic, and Ana Ivanovic are solid players but they are not better then Serena Williams. Serena Williams should be number one she is the best woman tennis player of her generation when she is 110% focused and fit. Serena humiliated world number one Justine Henin in the quarterfinals destroying her 6-2 6-0.

The WTA rankings are bizarre despite Serena defending the Miami title her ranking is going to drop from eight to about nine or ten in the world. The WTA rankings reward quantity and not quality. Serena needs to play more WTA events to have a higher ranking. I am hoping Serena decides to play some tier I WTA clay court events this spring.

It is really frustrating to see Serena have to play Justine Henin so many times in the quarterfinals. I really hope this year Serena decides to play more tennis it is the only way her ranking is going to rise. The Miami Masters is only the third WTA tour event Serena played this year.