Updated On: 17 February, 2013 08:02 AM IST | | AFP
Serena Williams was in tears on Saturday after snatching a historic victory at the Qatar Open that ensured that she would become the oldest woman to hold the WTA Tour's World NO 1 ranking.
The 31-year-old American’s 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Petra Kvitova in the quarter-finals put her back on top of the world after an interval of two and a half years during which she sometimes thought she might never play again.

USA’s Serena Williams poses with a trophy given to her by the WTA Tour for reclaiming the World No 1 ranking after winning her Qatar Open quarter-final against Czech Petra Kvitova on Friday. Pic/AFP