Cincinnati: Serena Williams reasserted her World No.1 status by beating Romania's Simona Halep 6-3,7-6 (3) to win the Cincinnati Masters for the second time here.


Serena Williams holds up the trophy after defeating Simona Halep of Romania to win the womens finals of the Western & Southern Open at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati. Pic/AFP 

With the win the American now has won 15 consecutive finals. She needed an hour and 39 minutes long game to win on Sunday, reports Efe.