CINCINNATI, OH, USA - Her momentum started building in Montréal last week, and in Cincinnati this week she hit full stride. On Sunday Li Na won her first WTA title since her famous French Open triumph 14 months ago, and it was at a very big one too - the Premier-level Western & Southern Open in Cincy.

The No.9-seeded Li had some struggles during the week, going to three sets with Sorana Cirstea in her opening match and with Venus Williams in the semifinals, but she was on fire at times too, routing Johanna Larsson and the tournament's top seed, Agnieszka Radwanska, in her other matches.

The final against Angelique Kerber was a combination of the two Lis, as she went wild in falling behind 61 31; but she caught fire with her back against the wall, winning nine games in a row to take the second set and go up 4-0 in the third, running away with it against the No.6-seeded German, 16 63 61.

"I felt like she was playing unbelievable in the first set. I was trying to play flat and fast, but she had no mistakes and every ball came back to my side," Li said. "I tried to change something at the beginning of the second set but it didn't work, but I just kept trying and finally it worked. I'm very happy to win this title and now I'll take two days off - I've played a lot of tennis these two weeks."

Li cited a few different things as her inspiration to win the final: "Last night I was thinking about how I was in three finals this year but never won a title. So I was really hungry for the title today. Also, I was having lunch today and saw Roger after he won, having his photo taken - I really wanted to do the same."

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