Venus Williams believes she is on target for a strong performance at this month's Australian Open after remaining unbeaten in singles at the Hopman Cup.
Williams bowed out of the mixed-teams tournament on a winning note, defeating Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues in straight sets yesterday to complete a clean sweep of her three singles matches.
But her hopes of winning the Hopman Cup were dashed when US teammate John Isner pulled out of the tournament with a knee problem earlier in the day.
The 32-year-old had been hoping to get one more singles match under her belt in Saturday's final, before heading to Melbourne to hit the practice courts ahead of the year's first grand slam on January 14.
Williams, who has not been past the fourth round of a grand slam since the 2010 US Open, felt she improved with each outing at the Hopman Cup.
"I got to play a lot and got to pull a lot out of myself," she said.