Williams crowned in WTA Championships

 Williams crowned¹ in WTA Championships

ISTANBUL, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday in Istanbul and claimed the WTA Championships title for the third time in her career.

Since her first-round loss² at the French Open, the 31-year-old American won Wimbledon, and the Olympic and US Open titles this year, although she did not play well at the start of the year following injuries and illness.

Williams took control of the game after she broke the Sharapova's serve to take a 3-2 lead, and then went on to win the first set.

Williams increased her domination and broke Sharapova's serve to start the second set. Both players hung on to their serves until the end of the set, but Williams finished the game with a break.

"It's awesome³. To come back after being in the hospital, I feel so happy whether I win or lose," said Serena Williams after the match. "It feels great to have achieved my dream."

Williams also became the oldest women player to win the year-end championships.

1 crowned   

adj.有王冠的，王室的

参考例句：

• to be crowned queen 加冕为女王
• The coin has a crowned lion on its reverse. 这枚硬币反面的图案是个戴皇冠的狮子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 loss   

n.损失，遗失，失败，输，浪费，错过，[军]伤亡，降低

参考例句：

• His death was a great loss to the country.他的逝世对这个国家是一大损失。
• Because of the continued loss,the factory closed down.由于连续亏损，工厂关闭了。

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.