Tennis

Serena Williams, Roger Federer wins Cincinnati title

World No.3 Roger Federer has won his sixth Cincinnati Masters and 80th career title after beating the Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3 1-6 6-2 at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday.

17-times grand slam winner now owns three titles this season with 22nd Masters – 1000 trophy, standing second to Rafa Nadal in that category.

With this win, the 33-year-old Swiss won his first in a Masters event for two years.

World No.1 Serena Williams has claimed her first career W&S Open title (the Cincinnati Open), after beating Serb Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-1 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.

The American star, who finished runner-up last year now has 62 career WTA titles and she will compete for a sixth US Open win in the final Grand Slam of the year, starts on 25 August.