Serena Williams wins Bank of the West title

Serena Williams stared at the court, took a deep breath and seemed to
clear her head after falling behind in the first set. She dominated
the rest of the way, reports AP.

Playing her first tournament since her departure from Wimbledon
because of equilibrium problems, the top-ranked Williams won her
WTA-leading fourth title of the year, beating third-seeded Angelique
Kerber 7-6(1), 6-3 on Sunday in Bank of the West Classic.Kerber, 0-4
in finals this season, won five straight games to go up 5-1 and was
serving for the first set at 5-2. Williams saved two set points and
went to win five games in a row.

"I blinked my eye and I was down 1-5," Williams said. "Angelique was
playing well and I thought 'What's going on?' I tried to relax, not
think about anything and just do the right thing."

The eighth-ranked Kerber forced a tiebreaker, but Williams took the
first five points.

"It's a good thing that it happened," Williams said. "When I'm not
playing great I know I can make some kind of comeback."

Williams didn't play well in any of the first sets this week but
always found a way to win.

"I've been training hard all year and hopefully that pays off,
especially after Wimbledon," Williams said. "I stayed positive here.
This shows I'm moving in the right direction."

Questions were raised after she retired from a doubles match with
sister Venus at Wimbledon in June. A viral infection affected her
equilibrium.