Rogers Cup Serena's

USA tennis star Serena Williams hoists the Rogers Cup WTA trophy following her victory over Australia's Samantha Stosur in the final in Toronto on Sunday.Photo: AFP

Serena Williams won the WTA Rogers Cup title Sunday, beating Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-2 to hammer home her credentials as a US Open favourite when the last Grand Slam event of the season starts in two weeks' time.
Williams hammered nine aces and won 89 percent of her first serve points in beating the Australian in straight sets at the $2.05 million hardcourt tournament, two weeks after winning the Stanford title.
It is her first back-to-back title in three years, the 39th of her career and 11th win in 11 matches on the US hardcourt swing this summer.
Williams, who turns 30 next month, is currently ranked 80th in the world and was competing in just her fourth tournament since being sidelined for a year by injuries and illness.
Her win over Stosur took just 77 minutes as she played six matches in six days in Toronto and served notice that she is returning to form just ahead of the 2011 US Open.
Williams broke Stosur's serve to go up 5-4 in the first set. She would break Stosur twice more in the second set before clinching the victory with a blistering ace.
Sunday's victory was her biggest since winning her fourth Wimbledon crown in 2010.
She was injured shortly after capturing that Wimbledon title, cutting her foot in Germany on a piece of glass and underwent two operations.
She then spent 20 weeks in a cast and walking boot.