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Serena Williams dominates Maria Sharapova to win the Australian Open
Saturday, January 31, 2015
The Russian started taking chances but Williams got herself out of trouble with booming aces.
She held off a championship point at 5-4 with a desperate forehand down the line, going on to force a tie-break.
The 27-year-old fended off another championship point at 6-5 in the tie-break, then Williams thought she had the win with an ace, giving a wry grin when the umpire called let.
She slotted home another ace, legitimate this time, to seal the tournament, and jumped for joy.
She said her illness meant celebrations would be muted: “I’m going to go to bed, I’m going to curl up under some covers and I’m going to go to sleep.
Copyright 2015 AFP
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