Serena Williams Wins Sixth Australian Open
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Mike Stobe/Getty Images(MELBOURNE, Australia) — Top-seeded Serena Williams defeats second-seeded Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-6 (5) to win her sixth Australian Open title.
Williams has now won 19 Grand Slams pushing her past Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert for second most all-time, and putting her four behind Steffi Graf’s Open-era record of 22.
Williams, who was battling a cold, breezed through the first set before fending off a pesky Sharapova in the second set.
The 33-year-old Williams has now beaten Sharapova 16-straight times.
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