Venus Williams won her 47th WTA singles title as opponent Garbine Muguruza pulled out of the Wuhan Open final with an ankle injury when trailing 6-3 3-0.
Both players came into the tournament less than fully fit, with Williams, struggling with a thigh problem.
The American, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, used her experience to good effect in the first set of the final.
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She broke Wimbledon finalist Muguruza twice in the second set before the 21-year-old Spaniard withdrew.
Williams, who was taken to three sets by Britain’s Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals and Italian Roberto Vinci in the semi-finals, made a slow start but her superior hitting helped her go 4-2 up.
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