NEW DELHI, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Serena Williams broke her one-year WTA title jinx as she thrashed fourth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-3 in 83 minutes to clinch the 600,000 U.S. dollars Canara Bank Bangalore Open here at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association Sunday. The title, which came after the Miami crown last year, was Serena's 29th and also earned her 95,500 U.S. dollars, apart from 275 WTA points, while Schnyder pocketed 51,000 U.S. dollars and 190 points.

Serena, world ranked 10, justified her title crown displaying scintillating tennis throughout the match before an August gathering, which included Indian cricketer S. Sreeshanth and under-19 coach Dav Whatmore.

She was in no mood to give an inch to the Swiss and stepped up the tempo from the start by putting pressure on her opponent's serve as early as in the second game of the opening set. The players exchanged deuce thrice before Schnyder saved her skin with a perfect forehand down the line return.

However, down two break points in the fifth game, the American broke her racket in disgust, leading to a warning from the chair umpire. But by virtue of some good first serves, she somehow managed to come clean.

Schnyder too gave the second seed some scares initially, breaking her in the sixth game but Serena drew parity in the very next game. She snatched the Swiss' serve for the second time in the 12th game to pocket the first set 7-5.

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