'I want to be one of the greatest to do the sport' - Melissa Jefferson-Wooden makes bold statement following brilliant 100m run in Miami

Olympic 100m bronze medallist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden has declared she's ready to be one of the greatest female sprinters in history after her brilliant run to win the women's 100m short sprints at the Grand Slam Track in Miami.

The American sprint queen blazed to a jaw-dropping windy run of 10.75s (2.4m/s) to outclass the rest of a stacked 100m field as Tamari Davis also clocked an impressive time of 10.79s, while Nigeria's sprint sensation Favour Ofili was third in 10.94s ahead of Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas in 10.97s.

Speaking after the race, a confident Jefferson-Wooden said she's ready to take her place among the world's best and remembered as one of the greatest female sprinters in history.

"I want to be one of the greatest to ever do the sport. I don't want to be one of the ones who they say, "Oh, well she was always on the circuit, but she didn't win a lot of medals, she didn't come out and perform," said the two-time world champion.

"I want when people see Melissa Jefferson, I want them to know that she's here, she's not here to play."

Jefferson-Wooden will be gunning to replicate the same measure of performance on Day 2 by gunning for a podium placement in the 200m, which if successful will see her secure the winning purse of $100,000 for the second consecutive Slam after taking the prize in Kingston.