Serena Williams defeats Maria Sharapova to claim 6th Australian Open

by Mark Bassey

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American tennis superstar, Serena Williams has defeated Maria Sharapova to clinch her sixth Australian Open.

Serena, who is world number one, won the maiden grand slam of the season, in a two-set thriller, which ended; 6-3 7-6 (7-5).

With the victory, 33-year-old Williams, has now won 19 Grand Slam title, edging past all-time tennis greats, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

After her triumph, Williams gushed with delight: “I have to congratulate Maria, she played a wonderful match and she really pushed me. She played so well and gave me a great final not only for the fans, but for women’s tennis. I’m really honoured to play her in the final.”

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