Venus Williams Nabs Taiwan Tennis Open

Top-seeded Venus Williams overpowered Misaki Doi of Japan 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Taiwan Open without dropping a set in the tournament.

Williams saved 6 of 9 break points in her first meeting against the second-seeded Doi.

The seven-time major winner, a surprise first-round loser at the Australian Open last month, earned her 49th career WTA title.

"I've had so much success in Asia," Williams said after the match, having won her past two titles in China. "I feel like it's very lucky to play here."

The former No. 1 won the final three games to take the first set and lost just two more games to win the final in just under 90 minutes.

"The last five days were so exciting, just to feel the enthusiasm and to play great tennis every day," Williams said. "It was a perfect week for me, and the tournament did an amazing job with everything. The players and fans felt so welcome, so it was perfect."

Nishikori wins Memphis Open

Kei Nishikori had practiced against teenager Taylor Fritz a few times over the past couple years without beating the American even once. Until Sunday, when it mattered.

Nishikori won his fourth straight Memphis Open title Sunday, beating Fritz 6-4, 6-4. The Japanese player joined Jimmy Connors as the only four-time winners of the event and became the fourth active player to win an event four times, joining Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

"I was little bit nervous today ...," Nishikori said. "I tried to get another tactic again to make him work. And yeah, happy to win today."