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Vengeful Williams CRUSHES Halep for FIFTH WTA title: Number one tennis star powers trophy in a row after crushing Halep

Tennis legend Billie Jean King presents Serena Williams of the U.S. with the trophy after Williams defeated Simona Halep of Romania in the women's singles final tennis match of the WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium October 26, 2014. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (SINGAPORE - Tags: SPORT TENNIS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Serena Williams sealed her fifth WTA Finals title and took sweet revenge for her crushing loss to Simona Halep when she hammered the Romanian 6-3, 6-0 in Singapore on Sunday.

The 18-time Grand Slam-winner was broken early in the match but she reeled off eight games in a row to humiliatingly "bagel" Halep, five days after the Romanian's 6-0, 6-2 win in group play.

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