Serena Williams Wins Australian Open With Coughs, Guts and Aces

Serena Williams avenged last year's French Open loss to Garbine Muguruza to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.

Serena Williams avenged last year's French Open loss to Garbine Muguruza to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals.

In front of a packed crowd on Saturday evening in Melbourne, Australia, battling both an illness and facing the No. 2 player in the world, Serena Williams won her sixth Australian Open title, 6-3, 7-6(5). This was the 19th major title of her career

Their age-old rivalry is one-sided dominated by Serena Williams who is proud of her impeccable 16-2 head-to-head count against her Russian opponent.

MELBOURNE, Australia – More than 15 years after she won her first major title at the age of 17, Serena Williams, now with 18 more Grand Slams to her name, is more motivated than ever. History is what Williams is playing against now in her career. And