Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia
Top seed Serena Williams captured her 19th grand slam title in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday, defeating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-6(5). Needing one hour and 51 minutes to seal her victory, Williams hasn’t lost to the Russian since 2004. Serena now stands at three majors away from tying Steffi Graf’s grand slam total of 22.
