MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title and continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals by extending her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova. She struggled with a hacking cough, she was sick, and she
Game-by-game report: Can Serena Williams continue her charge towards a fifth Australian Open title or will she come unstuck against Elina Svitolina.
Maria Sharapova opened the match to serve. She had two game points. Serena Williams smacked those coldhearted winners that have defined their “rivalry” over the past 11 years on both. When Serena got her turn on break point, Sharapova double-faulted.
Serena trusted a pattern for victory that's worked so often against the 27-year-old Sharapova, which involved breaking the Russian's serve early to apply pressure. It's been something of a speciality for Williams in recent meetings between the two
Serena Williams came through a rain delay and a coughing fit to show that, at 33, she still reigns supreme in women's tennis. The world No 1 claimed her second Grand Slam in succession and her nineteenth in all by beating Maria Sharapova 6-3 7-6 (5) in