Serena Williams gets down to business in the women's Australian Open final as she opens the match against Russian Dinara Safina Safina feels the pressure as Serena quickly gets her big-hitting game in full swing and takes the first set without losing a game Third seed Safina, 22, rallies at the start of the second set and breaks the American with a crunching cross-court shot But Serena, 27, snuffs out any hopes of a comeback, breaking back to wrap up the second set 6-3 and the match in 58 minutes Serena celebrates her 10th Grand Slam victory, her fourth Australian Open singles title and regaining the world number one spot Safina, who lost the 2008 French Open final to Ana Ivanovic, settles for the runner's-up plate again Serena gets her hands on the Australian Open trophy and a pretty handy AUS$2m (�874,000) in prize money British teenager Laura Robson chases her second major title in the final of the Australian Open girls' singles at the Rod Laver Arena But Ksenia Pervak (left) is a tough opponent for the junior Wimbledon champion and takes the first set 6-3 as the heat rises for Robson The Russian wins the second set 6-1 to take the title but 15-year-old Robson says reaching the final was a "big achievement"
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