Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova line up ahead of the women's singles final at the Australian Open And Sharapova is soon being stretched as Williams makes a blistering start, breaking serve immediately Williams looks like the player who won seven Grand Slam titles as she storms through the first set 6-1 in 27 minutes Sharapova knows the game is up when she drops serve early in the second set Williams is overjoyed as she completes a stunning 6-1 6-2 victory for her third Australian Open title Sharapova collects the runner-up trophy in a Grand Slam final for the first time Williams holds court as she delivers her victory speech to the crowd on Rod Laver Arena Williams gets hold of the Australian Open trophy for the third time and shows it off to the crowd
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