World No.1 Serena Williams has claimed her sixth Australian Open title and the 19th Grand Slam of her stellar career, overwhelming a defiant Maria Sharapova 6-3 7-6(5) at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night.
The 33-year-old is now the oldest Australian Open champion of the Open era, maintaining her unblemished record in title matches at Melbourne Park in a final that lasted one hour, 50 minutes.
Only Steffi Graf, with 22 titles, has won more majors since 1968, while the victory saw Williams surpass Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the list of women’s major singles title-winners.
La numero uno del Mundo, Serena Williams conquisto su sexto Australian Open y 19 Grand Slam en su estelar carrera, al superar a la Rusa Maria Sharapova con parciales de 6-3 y 7-6 en el Rod Laver Arena el sabado en la Noche de Melbourne.
de 33 aos de edad, se convierte tambien en la mas veterana campeona en la nueva era con record de títulos y ganar una final en menos de una hora 50 minutos…
Solo Steffi Graf gano 22 títulos y ha ganado mas de los grandes desde 1968.