Swedish Open: Williams wins her 53rd tour title

Serena Williams has won her 53rd Tour title after defeating Joanna Larsson at the Swedish Open in Bastad.

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In a straight sets victory the world number one is now tied in ninth place with Monica Seles for the most WTA Tour titles in the Open Era.

"Johanna played well, and I made a lot of unforced errors in the beginning - I just hit everything out," Williams said. 

"I had to kind of come back and do a little better. You just have to stay positive. I wasn't playing well at Wimbledon when I lost, so I thought, 'Okay, just remember what I did wrong there, and don't make the same mistake here.' I really wanted to do better here in Bastad this week." 

Larsson who is Sweden's number one tennis player played well throughout the tournament to reach the final. The No.8 seed at the event got off to a good start against Williams going up a break twice in the first set.

However, Serena began an eight game winning streak as Larsson served at 4-3 in the first set. Williams closed the match out at 6-4 6-1.