2016 Miami Open Women's Singles Final - Victoria Azarenka defeats Svetlana Kuznetsova for Miami Open crown Saturday April 02,2016

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, who missed much of the past two seasons with injuries, is making up for lost time, winning her third title of the year Sunday at the WTA Miami Open.

The former world number one from Belarus beat two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-3, 6-2 for her third Miami hardcourt crown - had won  in 2009 and 2011

This was her 20th career title and added to a 2016 trophy haul that includes Brisbane and Indian Wells, where she beat top-ranked Serena Williams in the final two weeks ago.

Victoria Azarenka(26) will jump from eighth to fifth in the world rankings on Monday, her first time in the top five since March 2014. Kuznetsova, 30, will rise from 19th to 13th.

Victoria Azarenka won her fourth meeting in a row over Kuznetsova without dropping a set to seize a 5-4 lead in the career rivalry.