American top seed Serena Williams won her sixth Australian Open and 19th career Grand Slam title on Saturday, January 31, with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) victory over Russia’s Maria Sharapova. The triumph means the world number one overtakes 18-time major champions Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert to go a clear second on the all-time Open-era winners’ list, three behind Steffi Graf on 22. It also extends her staggering decade-long dominance of arch rival Sharapova, with the world number one posting her 16th straight victory over the Russian.
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