Miami Open Tennis 2015 Results: Women's Final Score and Recap

Serena Williams' blazing start to the 2015 season continued Saturday, as she defeated Carla Suarez Navarro in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 to capture the Miami Open championship. It's the American star's second championship this year and eighth title at this event. 

This has already been an eventful week for Williams, who won her 700th WTA match in the quarterfinals Wednesday. Saturday was just icing on the cake for the world's top-ranked player, who has yet to lose in 2015. 

Williams' only 2015 setback came when she was forced to withdraw from the BNP Paribas Open semifinals against Simona Halep.

The Miami Open official Twitter feed posted video of what Williams' championship point looked like:

All told, Williams needed 56 minutes to knock off Suarez Navarro. The most encouraging thing for Williams, in addition to her victories, is she's coming up big when tested. She needed three sets to defeat Sabine Lisicki in the quarterfinals and Halep in the semifinals. 

ESPN Stats & Info tweeted that Williams is one of four players in the modern era to win eight titles at one event:

Howard Bryant of ESPN The Magazine noted how dominant Williams has been in championship matches:

There was a brief moment at the start of the match when it seemed Suarez Navarro could at least keep the match interesting, possibly even pull off an upset. She tied Williams 2-2 in the first set with a chance to break serve. 

Instead, Williams kicked things into high gear with two aces to take a 3-2 lead. Per Sports Illustrated Tennis, the No. 1 player would end the first set with 17 winners:

She would never look back from that point. It's amazing how she keeps defying expectations when her age (33) suggests she should be slowing down. 

After her victory, per WTA Tennis, Williams was quick to give praise to her opponent and wanted to single out her father, too:

"

Congratulations to Carla. She's had a fabulous two weeks. This is just the beginning. I'm really proud of you - we always get along and it's always great to see you do well, so congratulations.

...

I would love to dedicate this to my dad. 

He's not here. I miss him. I hope he's watching. I love you daddy - this one's for you.

"

Williams has shown no signs of slowing down, bouncing back from the injury at Indian Wells in grand fashion. She measures herself by major championships, though there's still plenty of time to work on things before the French Open at the end of May. 

Suarez Navarro, while surely disappointed in the result, has no reason to feel let down. The 26-year-old had a strong run in Miami with wins over several ranked players—Alize Cornet, Agnieszka Radwanska, Venus Williams and Andrea Petkovic—before running into the Serena buzz saw. 

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Williams has been Suarez Navarro's kryptonite, as the Spaniard is winless in five career matches against the American after Saturday's defeat. There's no shame in that because Williams has made a lot of great players look bad. 

It was a monumental week for Williams in which she made history Wednesday and added to her historic career with another title Saturday. She turned things on at last year's U.S. Open after an otherwise disappointing 2014 season and has carried that over to this season. 

The only question will be whether Williams can keep things going for the rest of the year. Based on the early returns, it would be unwise to bet against her.