Agnieszka Radwanska kisses the Rogers Cup trophy.Agnieszka Radwanska kisses the Rogers Cup trophy.

Agnieszka Radwanska tamed Venus Williams 6-4 6-2 to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal last night, the third seeded Pole setting herself up as a player to watch at the US Open.

It was the first win of the season for Radwanska but provides a timely jolt of confidence going into Flushing Meadows and the year’s final grand slam with 11 of her 14 career titles having come on hard courts.

Williams, a twice US Open champion, will also be buoyed by her performance in Montreal with a projected return today to the world rankings top 20 for the first time since March 2013.

The tournament also pushed Williams past the $30 million in career earnings, joining an elite club that includes her sister Serena and Maria Sharapova.

After a grinding three-set win over top ranked sister Serena in Saturday’s semi-finals, the 34-year-old American appeared to have little left against an energetic and focused opponent almost 10 years her junior.

Radwanska took control early on a sunny centre court, breaking Williams twice to race in front 4-1.

Williams would break back but the Pole would not buckle and easily took the opening set.

The world number five opened the second set with another deflating break to quickly put the pressure on Williams and then broke the dejected American again to go up 5-2 before holding serve and finishing off the match with an emphatic ace.

Federer meets Tsonga in final

In the men’s tournament, Roger Federer eased into the final with a 6-3 6-4 win over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez on Saturday, putting the Swiss maestro on the brink of a landmark 80th career title.

Standing between Federer and another trophy last night was Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who claimed his third straight upset by dispatching seventh-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3.

After knocking off world number one Novak Djokovic in the third round, twice champion Andy Murray in the quarters and Dimitrov in the semi-finals, the powerful Frenchman will need to produce one more upset to deny Federer a third Canadian title.

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