Venus Williams doesn't remember much about her first meeting with Caroline Wozniacki apart from the fact she advised the then 12-year-old Dane to "stay in school."

Twelve years after their initial meeting, the pair staged a reunion in the Auckland final, prompting the NZ Festival of Tennis to post this "Then & Now" photo on Facebook.

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On a wind swept day, the third-seeded Venus turned back time defeating the top-seeded Wozniacki, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, to capture her 46th career title at the ASB Classic.

"The first set went fast," Williams said after the match. "After that I was like, 'All right, time to take it to three.' But of course with her playing that well, I had to find a way just to get it to three.

"In the first set she was serving so well. She had an amazing first serve percentage, all those amazing passing shots, even her mis-hits were too good. But I just tried to stay level-headed in the second set and focus on holding, and cut down on my unforced errors too, and it worked for me today."